Q: Is 159,842 a Prime Number?
A: No, 159,842 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 159842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 229 349 458 698 79,921 and 159,842, with no remainder.
Since 159,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,842, it is not a prime number.