Q: Is 142,336 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,336 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,336 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 142336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 139 256 278 512 556 1,024 1,112 2,224 4,448 8,896 17,792 35,584 71,168 and 142,336, with no remainder.

Since 142,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,336, 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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