Q: Is 42,886 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,886 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 42886 can be evenly divided by 1 2 41 82 523 1,046 21,443 and 42,886, with no remainder.
Since 42,886 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,886, it is not a prime number.