Q: Is 42,987 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,987 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 42987 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 23 69 89 161 267 483 623 1,869 2,047 6,141 14,329 and 42,987, with no remainder.
Since 42,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,987, it is not a prime number.