Q: Is 42,869 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,869 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 42869 can be evenly divided by 1 163 263 and 42,869, with no remainder.
Since 42,869 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,869, it is not a prime number.