Q: Is 242,998 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,998 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 242998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 119 238 1,021 2,042 7,147 14,294 17,357 34,714 121,499 and 242,998, with no remainder.
Since 242,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,998, it is not a prime number.