Q: Is 238,542 a Prime Number?
A: No, 238,542 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 238542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 83 166 249 479 498 958 1,437 2,874 39,757 79,514 119,271 and 238,542, with no remainder.
Since 238,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,542, it is not a prime number.