Q: Is 142,632 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,632 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,632 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 142632 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 56 63 72 84 126 168 252 283 504 566 849 1,132 1,698 1,981 2,264 2,547 3,396 3,962 5,094 5,943 6,792 7,924 10,188 11,886 15,848 17,829 20,376 23,772 35,658 47,544 71,316 and 142,632, with no remainder.

Since 142,632 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,632, it is not a prime number.


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