Q: Is 178,242 a Prime Number?
A: No, 178,242 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 178242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 61 122 183 366 487 974 1,461 2,922 29,707 59,414 89,121 and 178,242, with no remainder.
Since 178,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,242, it is not a prime number.