Q: Is 48,542 a Prime Number?
A: No, 48,542 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 48542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 1,867 3,734 24,271 and 48,542, with no remainder.
Since 48,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,542, it is not a prime number.