Q: Is 142,245 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,245 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,245 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 142245 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 29 45 87 109 145 261 327 435 545 981 1,305 1,635 3,161 4,905 9,483 15,805 28,449 47,415 and 142,245, with no remainder.

Since 142,245 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,245, 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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