Q: Is 53,842 a Prime Number?
A: No, 53,842 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 53842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 26,921 and 53,842, with no remainder.
Since 53,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,842, it is not a prime number.