Q: Is 42,686 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,686 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 42686 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 3,049 6,098 21,343 and 42,686, with no remainder.
Since 42,686 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,686, it is not a prime number.