Q: Is 842,562 a Prime Number?
A: No, 842,562 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 842562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 81 126 162 189 378 567 743 1,134 1,486 2,229 4,458 5,201 6,687 10,402 13,374 15,603 20,061 31,206 40,122 46,809 60,183 93,618 120,366 140,427 280,854 421,281 and 842,562, with no remainder.
Since 842,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,562, it is not a prime number.