Q: Is 42,973 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,973 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 42973 can be evenly divided by 1 7 49 877 6,139 and 42,973, with no remainder.
Since 42,973 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,973, it is not a prime number.