Q: Is 142,568 a Prime Number?
A: No, 142,568 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 142568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 71 142 251 284 502 568 1,004 2,008 17,821 35,642 71,284 and 142,568, with no remainder.
Since 142,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,568, it is not a prime number.