Q: Is 242,712 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,712 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 242712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 3,371 6,742 10,113 13,484 20,226 26,968 30,339 40,452 60,678 80,904 121,356 and 242,712, with no remainder.
Since 242,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,712, it is not a prime number.