Q: Is 168,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 168,742 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 168742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 119 238 709 1,418 4,963 9,926 12,053 24,106 84,371 and 168,742, with no remainder.
Since 168,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 168,742, it is not a prime number.