Q: Is 284,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 284,742 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 284742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 5,273 10,546 15,819 31,638 47,457 94,914 142,371 and 284,742, with no remainder.
Since 284,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 284,742, it is not a prime number.