Q: Is 42,608 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,608 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 42608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 2,663 5,326 10,652 21,304 and 42,608, with no remainder.
Since 42,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,608, it is not a prime number.