Q: Is 142,965 a Prime Number?

A: No, 142,965 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,965 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 142965 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 81 135 353 405 1,059 1,765 3,177 5,295 9,531 15,885 28,593 47,655 and 142,965, with no remainder.

Since 142,965 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,965, it is not a prime number.

Number	142,963	142,964	142,966	142,967
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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