Q: Is 42,962 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,962 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 42962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 21,481 and 42,962, with no remainder.
Since 42,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,962, it is not a prime number.