Q: Is 142,844 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,844 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,844 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 142844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 41 52 67 82 134 164 268 533 871 1,066 1,742 2,132 2,747 3,484 5,494 10,988 35,711 71,422 and 142,844, with no remainder.

Since 142,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,844, it is not a prime number.


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