Q: Is 242,978 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,978 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 242978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 3,919 7,838 121,489 and 242,978, with no remainder.
Since 242,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,978, it is not a prime number.