Q: Is 142,884 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,884 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,884 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 142884 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 49 54 63 81 84 98 108 126 147 162 189 196 243 252 294 324 378 441 486 567 588 729 756 882 972 1,134 1,323 1,458 1,701 1,764 2,268 2,646 2,916 3,402 3,969 5,103 5,292 6,804 7,938 10,206 11,907 15,876 20,412 23,814 35,721 47,628 71,442 and 142,884, with no remainder.

Since 142,884 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,884, 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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