Q: Is 142,662 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,662 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,662 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 142662 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 31 39 59 62 78 93 118 177 186 354 403 767 806 1,209 1,534 1,829 2,301 2,418 3,658 4,602 5,487 10,974 23,777 47,554 71,331 and 142,662, with no remainder.

Since 142,662 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,662, 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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