Q: Is 42,898 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,898 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 42898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 89 178 241 482 21,449 and 42,898, with no remainder.
Since 42,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,898, it is not a prime number.