Q: Is 261,942 a Prime Number?
A: No, 261,942 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 261942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 149 293 298 447 586 879 894 1,758 43,657 87,314 130,971 and 261,942, with no remainder.
Since 261,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 261,942, it is not a prime number.