Q: Is 142,899 a Prime Number?

A: No, 142,899 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,899 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 142899 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 23 57 69 109 327 437 1,311 2,071 2,507 6,213 7,521 47,633 and 142,899, with no remainder.

Since 142,899 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,899, it is not a prime number.

Number	142,897	142,898	142,900	142,901
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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