Q: Is 257,462 a Prime Number?
A: No, 257,462 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 257462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 29 46 58 193 386 667 1,334 4,439 5,597 8,878 11,194 128,731 and 257,462, with no remainder.
Since 257,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,462, it is not a prime number.