Q: Is 142,968 a Prime Number?
A: No, 142,968 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 142968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 23 24 28 37 42 46 56 69 74 84 92 111 138 148 161 168 184 222 259 276 296 322 444 483 518 552 644 777 851 888 966 1,036 1,288 1,554 1,702 1,932 2,072 2,553 3,108 3,404 3,864 5,106 5,957 6,216 6,808 10,212 11,914 17,871 20,424 23,828 35,742 47,656 71,484 and 142,968, with no remainder.
Since 142,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,968, it is not a prime number.