Q: Is 42,599 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,599 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 42599 can be evenly divided by 1 41 1,039 and 42,599, with no remainder.
Since 42,599 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,599, it is not a prime number.