Q: Is 42,883 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,883 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 42883 can be evenly divided by 1 19 37 61 703 1,159 2,257 and 42,883, with no remainder.
Since 42,883 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,883, it is not a prime number.