Q: Is 42,497 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,497 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 42497 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 91 467 3,269 6,071 and 42,497, with no remainder.
Since 42,497 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,497, it is not a prime number.