Q: Is 42,704 a Prime Number?
A: No, 42,704 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 42704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 157 272 314 628 1,256 2,512 2,669 5,338 10,676 21,352 and 42,704, with no remainder.
Since 42,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,704, it is not a prime number.