Q: Is 42,985 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,985 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 42985 can be evenly divided by 1 5 8,597 and 42,985, with no remainder.
Since 42,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,985, it is not a prime number.