Q: Is 42,596 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,596 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 42596 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 46 92 463 926 1,852 10,649 21,298 and 42,596, with no remainder.
Since 42,596 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,596, it is not a prime number.