Q: Is 142,932 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,932 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,932 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 142932 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 43 86 129 172 258 277 516 554 831 1,108 1,662 3,324 11,911 23,822 35,733 47,644 71,466 and 142,932, with no remainder.

Since 142,932 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,932, it is not a prime number.


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