Q: Is 142,923 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,923 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,923 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 142923 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 61 71 183 213 671 781 2,013 2,343 4,331 12,993 47,641 and 142,923, with no remainder.

Since 142,923 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,923, it is not a prime number.


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