Q: Is 242,942 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,942 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 242942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 37 49 67 74 98 134 259 469 518 938 1,813 2,479 3,283 3,626 4,958 6,566 17,353 34,706 121,471 and 242,942, with no remainder.
Since 242,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,942, it is not a prime number.