Q: Is 159,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 159,742 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 159742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 53 106 137 274 583 1,166 1,507 3,014 7,261 14,522 79,871 and 159,742, with no remainder.
Since 159,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,742, it is not a prime number.