Q: Is 179,242 a Prime Number?
A: No, 179,242 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 179242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 31 49 59 62 98 118 217 413 434 826 1,519 1,829 2,891 3,038 3,658 5,782 12,803 25,606 89,621 and 179,242, with no remainder.
Since 179,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,242, it is not a prime number.