Q: Is 142,970 a Prime Number?
A: No, 142,970 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 142970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 29 34 58 85 145 170 290 493 841 986 1,682 2,465 4,205 4,930 8,410 14,297 28,594 71,485 and 142,970, with no remainder.
Since 142,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,970, it is not a prime number.