Q: Is 142,600 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,600 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,600 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 142600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 25 31 40 46 50 62 92 100 115 124 155 184 200 230 248 310 460 575 620 713 775 920 1,150 1,240 1,426 1,550 2,300 2,852 3,100 3,565 4,600 5,704 6,200 7,130 14,260 17,825 28,520 35,650 71,300 and 142,600, with no remainder.

Since 142,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,600, it is not a prime number.


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