4242

4242 is a positive integer that follows 4241 and precedes 4243. It is an even and composite number.

Its prime factorization is 4242 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 101, so it has 16 divisors in total. The divisors are 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 101, 202, 303, 606, 707, 1414, 2121, and 4242. This composition makes it divisible by 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, and the other products of these primes with 101.

In common numeral systems, 4242 can be represented as follows: in binary it is 1000010010010, in octal it is 10222, and in hexadecimal it is 1092.

In mathematics, 4242 is notable mainly as an example of a four-digit, even composite with multiple small prime factors (2, 3, 7, 101). It is not a prime, and it is not a power, nor a perfect square.

As a four-digit number, 4242 occasionally appears in dates, serial numbers, or product identifiers. Some observers note that it contains the digit pair 42 twice, a reference to the number 42 popularized by Douglas Adams, though there is no widely recognized significance attached to 4242 itself.

In summary, 4242 is a simple, well-defined integer with a straightforward factorization, standard representations in several bases, and no particular universal meaning beyond its mathematical properties and occasional everyday uses.