Q: Is 142,941 a Prime Number?

A: No, 142,941 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,941 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 142941 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 31 53 87 93 159 899 1,537 1,643 2,697 4,611 4,929 47,647 and 142,941, with no remainder.

Since 142,941 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,941, it is not a prime number.

Number	142,939	142,940	142,942	142,943
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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