Q: Is 42,597 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,597 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 42597 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 4,733 14,199 and 42,597, with no remainder.
Since 42,597 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,597, it is not a prime number.