Q: Is 42,884 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,884 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 42884 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 71 142 151 284 302 604 10,721 21,442 and 42,884, with no remainder.
Since 42,884 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,884, it is not a prime number.