Q: Is 142,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,462 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 142462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 23 38 46 163 326 437 874 3,097 3,749 6,194 7,498 71,231 and 142,462, with no remainder.

Since 142,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,462, it is not a prime number.


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Number 142,460142,461142,463142,464
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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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