Q: Is 171,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 171,742 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 171742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 1,997 3,994 85,871 and 171,742, with no remainder.
Since 171,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,742, it is not a prime number.