Q: Is 142,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,880 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 142880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 32 38 40 47 76 80 94 95 152 160 188 190 235 304 376 380 470 608 752 760 893 940 1,504 1,520 1,786 1,880 3,040 3,572 3,760 4,465 7,144 7,520 8,930 14,288 17,860 28,576 35,720 71,440 and 142,880, with no remainder.

Since 142,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,880, 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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