Q: Is 506,842 a Prime Number?
A: No, 506,842 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 506842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 41 82 287 574 883 1,766 6,181 12,362 36,203 72,406 253,421 and 506,842, with no remainder.
Since 506,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,842, it is not a prime number.