Q: Is 42,957 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,957 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 42957 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 37 43 111 129 333 387 999 1,161 1,591 4,773 14,319 and 42,957, with no remainder.
Since 42,957 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,957, it is not a prime number.