Q: Is 242,498 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,498 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 242498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 37 58 74 113 226 1,073 2,146 3,277 4,181 6,554 8,362 121,249 and 242,498, with no remainder.
Since 242,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,498, it is not a prime number.