Q: Is 142,488 a Prime Number?
A: No, 142,488 is 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 142488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 1,979 3,958 5,937 7,916 11,874 15,832 17,811 23,748 35,622 47,496 71,244 and 142,488, with no remainder.
Since 142,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,488, it is not a prime number.