Q: Is 42,544 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,544 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 42544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 2,659 5,318 10,636 21,272 and 42,544, with no remainder.
Since 42,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,544, it is not a prime number.