Q: Is 242,508 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,508 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 242508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 2,887 5,774 8,661 11,548 17,322 20,209 34,644 40,418 60,627 80,836 121,254 and 242,508, with no remainder.
Since 242,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,508, it is not a prime number.