Q: Is 42,698 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,698 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 42698 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 74 577 1,154 21,349 and 42,698, with no remainder.
Since 42,698 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,698, it is not a prime number.