Q: Is 142,656 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,656 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,656 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 142656 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 192 743 1,486 2,229 2,972 4,458 5,944 8,916 11,888 17,832 23,776 35,664 47,552 71,328 and 142,656, with no remainder.

Since 142,656 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,656, 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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