Q: Is 249,842 a Prime Number?
A: No, 249,842 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 249842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 53 106 2,357 4,714 124,921 and 249,842, with no remainder.
Since 249,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,842, it is not a prime number.