Q: Is 242,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,972 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 242972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 23 38 46 76 92 139 278 437 556 874 1,748 2,641 3,197 5,282 6,394 10,564 12,788 60,743 121,486 and 242,972, with no remainder.
Since 242,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,972, it is not a prime number.