Q: Is 242,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,996 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 242996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 4,673 9,346 18,692 60,749 121,498 and 242,996, with no remainder.
Since 242,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,996, it is not a prime number.