Q: Is 142,516 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,516 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,516 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 142516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 41 44 79 82 158 164 316 451 869 902 1,738 1,804 3,239 3,476 6,478 12,956 35,629 71,258 and 142,516, with no remainder.

Since 142,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,516, 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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