Q: Is 156,842 a Prime Number?
A: No, 156,842 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 156842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 119 238 659 1,318 4,613 9,226 11,203 22,406 78,421 and 156,842, with no remainder.
Since 156,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,842, it is not a prime number.