Q: Is 42,259 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,259 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 42259 can be evenly divided by 1 7 6,037 and 42,259, with no remainder.
Since 42,259 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,259, it is not a prime number.