Q: Is 42,553 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,553 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 42553 can be evenly divided by 1 7 6,079 and 42,553, with no remainder.
Since 42,553 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,553, it is not a prime number.