Q: Is 252,342 a Prime Number?
A: No, 252,342 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 252342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 4,673 9,346 14,019 28,038 42,057 84,114 126,171 and 252,342, with no remainder.
Since 252,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,342, it is not a prime number.