Q: Is 42,248 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,248 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 42248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 5,281 10,562 21,124 and 42,248, with no remainder.
Since 42,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,248, it is not a prime number.