Q: Is 42,897 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,897 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 42897 can be evenly divided by 1 3 79 181 237 543 14,299 and 42,897, with no remainder.
Since 42,897 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,897, it is not a prime number.