Q: Is 142,158 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,158 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,158 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 142158 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 29 38 43 57 58 86 87 114 129 174 258 551 817 1,102 1,247 1,634 1,653 2,451 2,494 3,306 3,741 4,902 7,482 23,693 47,386 71,079 and 142,158, with no remainder.

Since 142,158 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,158, it is not a prime number.


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