Q: Is 42,258 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,258 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 42258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7,043 14,086 21,129 and 42,258, with no remainder.
Since 42,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,258, it is not a prime number.