Q: Is 242,872 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,872 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 242872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 4,337 8,674 17,348 30,359 34,696 60,718 121,436 and 242,872, with no remainder.
Since 242,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,872, it is not a prime number.