Q: Is 142,888 a Prime Number?
A: No, 142,888 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 142888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 53 106 212 337 424 674 1,348 2,696 17,861 35,722 71,444 and 142,888, with no remainder.
Since 142,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,888, it is not a prime number.