Q: Is 173,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 173,742 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 173742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 1,259 2,518 3,777 7,554 28,957 57,914 86,871 and 173,742, with no remainder.
Since 173,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,742, it is not a prime number.