Q: Is 508,842 a Prime Number?
A: No, 508,842 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 508842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 243 349 486 698 729 1,047 1,458 2,094 3,141 6,282 9,423 18,846 28,269 56,538 84,807 169,614 254,421 and 508,842, with no remainder.
Since 508,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,842, it is not a prime number.