Q: Is 245,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 245,742 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 245742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 5,851 11,702 17,553 35,106 40,957 81,914 122,871 and 245,742, with no remainder.
Since 245,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,742, it is not a prime number.