Q: Is 142,434 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,434 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,434 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 142434 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 41 82 123 193 246 369 386 579 738 1,158 1,737 3,474 7,913 15,826 23,739 47,478 71,217 and 142,434, with no remainder.

Since 142,434 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,434, it is not a prime number.


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