Q: Is 242,258 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,258 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 242258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 89 178 1,361 2,722 121,129 and 242,258, with no remainder.
Since 242,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,258, it is not a prime number.