Q: Is 42,868 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,868 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 42868 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 1,531 3,062 6,124 10,717 21,434 and 42,868, with no remainder.
Since 42,868 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,868, it is not a prime number.