Q: Is 42,584 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,584 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 42584 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 5,323 10,646 21,292 and 42,584, with no remainder.
Since 42,584 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,584, it is not a prime number.