Q: Is 42,285 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,285 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 42285 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 2,819 8,457 14,095 and 42,285, with no remainder.
Since 42,285 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,285, it is not a prime number.