Q: Is 142,576 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,576 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,576 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 142576 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 19 28 38 56 67 76 112 133 134 152 266 268 304 469 532 536 938 1,064 1,072 1,273 1,876 2,128 2,546 3,752 5,092 7,504 8,911 10,184 17,822 20,368 35,644 71,288 and 142,576, with no remainder.

Since 142,576 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,576, 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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