Q: Is 248,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,742 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 248742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 1,063 2,126 3,189 6,378 9,567 13,819 19,134 27,638 41,457 82,914 124,371 and 248,742, with no remainder.
Since 248,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,742, it is not a prime number.