Q: Is 42,286 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,286 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 42286 can be evenly divided by 1 2 21,143 and 42,286, with no remainder.
Since 42,286 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,286, it is not a prime number.