Q: Is 173,642 a Prime Number?
A: No, 173,642 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 173642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 79 157 158 314 553 1,099 1,106 2,198 12,403 24,806 86,821 and 173,642, with no remainder.
Since 173,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,642, it is not a prime number.