Q: Is 142,283 a Prime Number?
A: No, 142,283 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 142283 can be evenly divided by 1 263 541 and 142,283, with no remainder.
Since 142,283 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,283, it is not a prime number.