42701is an odd number,as it is not divisible by 2
The factors for 42701 are all the numbers between -42701 and 42701 , which divide 42701 without leaving any remainder. Since 42701 divided by -42701 is an integer, -42701 is a factor of 42701 .
Since 42701 divided by -42701 is a whole number, -42701 is a factor of 42701
Since 42701 divided by -1 is a whole number, -1 is a factor of 42701
Since 42701 divided by 1 is a whole number, 1 is a factor of 42701
Multiples of 42701 are all integers divisible by 42701 , i.e. the remainder of the full division by 42701 is zero. There are infinite multiples of 42701. The smallest multiples of 42701 are:
0 : in fact, 0 is divisible by any integer, so it is also a multiple of 42701 since 0 × 42701 = 0
42701 : in fact, 42701 is a multiple of itself, since 42701 is divisible by 42701 (it was 42701 / 42701 = 1, so the rest of this division is zero)
85402: in fact, 85402 = 42701 × 2
128103: in fact, 128103 = 42701 × 3
170804: in fact, 170804 = 42701 × 4
213505: in fact, 213505 = 42701 × 5
etc.
It is possible to determine using mathematical techniques whether an integer is prime or not.
for 42701, the answer is: yes, 42701 is a prime number because it only has two different divisors: 1 and itself (42701).
To know the primality of an integer, we can use several algorithms. The most naive is to try all divisors below the number you want to know if it is prime (in our case 42701). We can already eliminate even numbers bigger than 2 (then 4 , 6 , 8 ...). Besides, we can stop at the square root of the number in question (here 206.642 ). Historically, the Eratosthenes screen (which dates back to Antiquity) uses this technique relatively effectively.
More modern techniques include the Atkin screen, probabilistic tests, or the cyclotomic test.
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