Q: Is 42,836 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,836 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 42836 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 10,709 21,418 and 42,836, with no remainder.
Since 42,836 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,836, it is not a prime number.