Q: Is 78,842 a Prime Number?
A: No, 78,842 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 78842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 79 158 499 998 39,421 and 78,842, with no remainder.
Since 78,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,842, it is not a prime number.