Q: Is 42,661 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,661 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 42661 can be evenly divided by 1 37 1,153 and 42,661, with no remainder.
Since 42,661 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,661, it is not a prime number.