Q: Is 252,042 a Prime Number?
A: No, 252,042 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 252042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 34 42 51 102 119 238 353 357 706 714 1,059 2,118 2,471 4,942 6,001 7,413 12,002 14,826 18,003 36,006 42,007 84,014 126,021 and 252,042, with no remainder.
Since 252,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,042, it is not a prime number.