Q: Is 142,536 a Prime Number?
A: No, 142,536 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 142536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 5,939 11,878 17,817 23,756 35,634 47,512 71,268 and 142,536, with no remainder.
Since 142,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,536, it is not a prime number.