Q: Is 85,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 85,742 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 85742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 997 1,994 42,871 and 85,742, with no remainder.
Since 85,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,742, it is not a prime number.