Q: Is 42,251 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,251 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 42251 can be evenly divided by 1 11 23 167 253 1,837 3,841 and 42,251, with no remainder.
Since 42,251 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,251, it is not a prime number.