Q: Is 142,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,002 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 142002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 23 42 46 49 63 69 98 126 138 147 161 207 294 322 343 414 441 483 686 882 966 1,029 1,127 1,449 2,058 2,254 2,898 3,087 3,381 6,174 6,762 7,889 10,143 15,778 20,286 23,667 47,334 71,001 and 142,002, with no remainder.

Since 142,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,002, 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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