Q: Is 158,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 158,742 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 158742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 8,819 17,638 26,457 52,914 79,371 and 158,742, with no remainder.
Since 158,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 158,742, it is not a prime number.