Q: Is 142,197 a Prime Number?

A: No, 142,197 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,197 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 142197 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 31 33 93 139 341 417 1,023 1,529 4,309 4,587 12,927 47,399 and 142,197, with no remainder.

Since 142,197 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,197, it is not a prime number.

Number	142,195	142,196	142,198	142,199
Prime?	no	no	no	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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