Q: Is 173,842 a Prime Number?
A: No, 173,842 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 173842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 5,113 10,226 86,921 and 173,842, with no remainder.
Since 173,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,842, it is not a prime number.