Q: Is 262,842 a Prime Number?
A: No, 262,842 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 262842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 71 142 213 426 617 1,234 1,851 3,702 43,807 87,614 131,421 and 262,842, with no remainder.
Since 262,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,842, it is not a prime number.