Q: Is 242,718 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,718 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 242718 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 5,779 11,558 17,337 34,674 40,453 80,906 121,359 and 242,718, with no remainder.
Since 242,718 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,718, it is not a prime number.