Q: Is 163,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 163,742 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 163742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 31 38 62 139 278 589 1,178 2,641 4,309 5,282 8,618 81,871 and 163,742, with no remainder.
Since 163,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,742, it is not a prime number.