Q: Is 142,427 a Prime Number?
A: Yes, 142,427 is a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 142427 can be evenly divided by 1 and 142,427, with no remainder.
Since 142,427 can be divided by just 1 and 142,427, it is a prime number.