Q: Is 142,299 a Prime Number?

A: No, 142,299 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,299 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 142299 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 97 163 291 489 873 1,467 15,811 47,433 and 142,299, with no remainder.

Since 142,299 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,299, it is not a prime number.

Number	142,297	142,298	142,300	142,301
Prime?	yes	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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