Q: Is 42,699 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,699 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 42699 can be evenly divided by 1 3 43 129 331 993 14,233 and 42,699, with no remainder.
Since 42,699 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,699, it is not a prime number.