Q: Is 173,242 a Prime Number?
A: No, 173,242 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 173242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 47 94 97 194 893 1,786 1,843 3,686 4,559 9,118 86,621 and 173,242, with no remainder.
Since 173,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,242, it is not a prime number.