Q: Is 142,592 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,592 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,592 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 142592 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 557 1,114 2,228 4,456 8,912 17,824 35,648 71,296 and 142,592, with no remainder.

Since 142,592 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,592, it is not a prime number.


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