Q: Is 141,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 141,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 141,542 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 141542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 23 34 46 181 362 391 782 3,077 4,163 6,154 8,326 70,771 and 141,542, with no remainder.

Since 141,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 141,542, it is not a prime number.


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Number 141,540141,541141,543141,544
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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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