Q: Is 137,142 a Prime Number?

A: No, 137,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,142 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 137142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 38 57 114 171 342 401 802 1,203 2,406 3,609 7,218 7,619 15,238 22,857 45,714 68,571 and 137,142, with no remainder.

Since 137,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,142, it is not a prime number.

Number	137,140	137,141	137,143	137,144
Prime?	no	no	yes	no

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

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