Q: Is 242,979 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,979 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 242979 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 37 111 199 407 597 1,221 2,189 6,567 7,363 22,089 80,993 and 242,979, with no remainder.
Since 242,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,979, it is not a prime number.