Q: Is 242,864 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,864 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 242864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 43 86 172 344 353 688 706 1,412 2,824 5,648 15,179 30,358 60,716 121,432 and 242,864, with no remainder.
Since 242,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,864, it is not a prime number.