Q: Is 42,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,996 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 42996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 3,583 7,166 10,749 14,332 21,498 and 42,996, with no remainder.
Since 42,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,996, it is not a prime number.