Q: Is 457,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 457,742 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 457742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 13,463 26,926 228,871 and 457,742, with no remainder.
Since 457,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 457,742, it is not a prime number.