Q: Is 562,842 a Prime Number?
A: No, 562,842 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 562842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 1,489 2,978 4,467 8,934 10,423 13,401 20,846 26,802 31,269 40,203 62,538 80,406 93,807 187,614 281,421 and 562,842, with no remainder.
Since 562,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 562,842, it is not a prime number.