Q: Is 42,246 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,246 is not a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 42246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 2,347 4,694 7,041 14,082 21,123 and 42,246, with no remainder.
Since 42,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,246, it is not a prime number.