Q: Is 142,176 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,176 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,176 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 142176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 1,481 2,962 4,443 5,924 8,886 11,848 17,772 23,696 35,544 47,392 71,088 and 142,176, with no remainder.

Since 142,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,176, it is not a prime number.


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