Q: Is 142,940 a Prime Number?
A: No, 142,940 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 142940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 1,021 2,042 4,084 5,105 7,147 10,210 14,294 20,420 28,588 35,735 71,470 and 142,940, with no remainder.
Since 142,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,940, it is not a prime number.