Q: Is 252,462 a Prime Number?
A: No, 252,462 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 252462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 6,011 12,022 18,033 36,066 42,077 84,154 126,231 and 252,462, with no remainder.
Since 252,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,462, it is not a prime number.