Q: Is 42,998 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,998 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 42998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 21,499 and 42,998, with no remainder.
Since 42,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,998, it is not a prime number.