Q: Is 42,501 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,501 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 42501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 31 93 457 1,371 14,167 and 42,501, with no remainder.
Since 42,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,501, it is not a prime number.