Q: Is 242,862 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,862 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 242862 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 2,381 4,762 7,143 14,286 40,477 80,954 121,431 and 242,862, with no remainder.
Since 242,862 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,862, it is not a prime number.