Q: Is 172,942 a Prime Number?
A: No, 172,942 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 172942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 77 154 1,123 2,246 7,861 12,353 15,722 24,706 86,471 and 172,942, with no remainder.
Since 172,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,942, it is not a prime number.