Q: Is 42,316 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,316 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 42316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 71 142 149 284 298 596 10,579 21,158 and 42,316, with no remainder.
Since 42,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,316, it is not a prime number.