Q: Is 42,517 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,517 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 42517 can be evenly divided by 1 17 41 61 697 1,037 2,501 and 42,517, with no remainder.
Since 42,517 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,517, it is not a prime number.