Q: Is 142,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,960 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 142960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 1,787 3,574 7,148 8,935 14,296 17,870 28,592 35,740 71,480 and 142,960, with no remainder.

Since 142,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,960, it is not a prime number.


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