Q: Is 42,617 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,617 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 42617 can be evenly divided by 1 19 2,243 and 42,617, with no remainder.
Since 42,617 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,617, it is not a prime number.