Q: Is 142,950 a Prime Number?

A: No, 142,950 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,950 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 142950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 150 953 1,906 2,859 4,765 5,718 9,530 14,295 23,825 28,590 47,650 71,475 and 142,950, with no remainder.

Since 142,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,950, it is not a prime number.

Number	142,948	142,949	142,951	142,952
Prime?	no	yes	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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