Q: Is 42,317 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,317 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 42317 can be evenly divided by 1 11 3,847 and 42,317, with no remainder.
Since 42,317 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,317, it is not a prime number.