Q: Is 142,236 a Prime Number?
A: No, 142,236 is 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 142236 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 324 439 878 1,317 1,756 2,634 3,951 5,268 7,902 11,853 15,804 23,706 35,559 47,412 71,118 and 142,236, with no remainder.
Since 142,236 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,236, it is not a prime number.