Q: Is 17,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 17,742 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 17742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 2,957 5,914 8,871 and 17,742, with no remainder.
Since 17,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,742, it is not a prime number.