Q: Is 258,462 a Prime Number?
A: No, 258,462 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 258462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 83 166 173 249 346 498 519 747 1,038 1,494 1,557 3,114 14,359 28,718 43,077 86,154 129,231 and 258,462, with no remainder.
Since 258,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 258,462, it is not a prime number.