Q: Is 8,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 8,742 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 8742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 31 47 62 93 94 141 186 282 1,457 2,914 4,371 and 8,742, with no remainder.
Since 8,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,742, it is not a prime number.