Q: Is 42,539 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,539 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 42539 can be evenly divided by 1 7 59 103 413 721 6,077 and 42,539, with no remainder.
Since 42,539 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,539, it is not a prime number.