Q: Is 142,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,252 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 142252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 53 61 106 122 212 244 583 671 1,166 1,342 2,332 2,684 3,233 6,466 12,932 35,563 71,126 and 142,252, with no remainder.

Since 142,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,252, 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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