Q: Is 42,254 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,254 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 42254 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 74 571 1,142 21,127 and 42,254, with no remainder.
Since 42,254 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,254, it is not a prime number.