Q: Is 242,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,742 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 242742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 1,759 3,518 5,277 10,554 40,457 80,914 121,371 and 242,742, with no remainder.
Since 242,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,742, it is not a prime number.