Q: Is 142,659 a Prime Number?
A: No, 142,659 is 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 142659 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 121 131 363 393 1,089 1,179 1,441 4,323 12,969 15,851 47,553 and 142,659, with no remainder.
Since 142,659 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,659, it is not a prime number.