Q: Is 2,498,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 2,498,742 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 2498742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 46,273 92,546 138,819 277,638 416,457 832,914 1,249,371 and 2,498,742, with no remainder.
Since 2,498,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,498,742, it is not a prime number.