Q: Is 242,499 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,499 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 242499 can be evenly divided by 1 3 80,833 and 242,499, with no remainder.
Since 242,499 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,499, it is not a prime number.