Q: Is 120,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,142 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 120142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 43 86 127 254 473 946 1,397 2,794 5,461 10,922 60,071 and 120,142, with no remainder.

Since 120,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,142, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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