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Is 42 a Prime Number?

No42 = 2 x 3 x 7

42 is NOT prime: 2 × 21 = 42. That makes 2 a genuine divisor of 42 beyond 1 and 42 itself. Fully broken down, 42 = 2 × 3 × 7, for 8 divisors total. 42 sits between primes 41 and 43, 1 below and 1 above. 42: 2, 3, 6, 7 divide 42 evenly, checked against 2-12. 42 is even, digit sum 6 for 42, digital root 6 for 42. 42 has 4 primes within 10 of 42.