Q: Is 242,879 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,879 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 242879 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 17 91 119 157 221 1,099 1,547 2,041 2,669 14,287 18,683 34,697 and 242,879, with no remainder.
Since 242,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,879, it is not a prime number.