Q: Is 142,974 a Prime Number?
A: No, 142,974 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 142974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 47 78 94 117 141 169 234 282 338 423 507 611 846 1,014 1,222 1,521 1,833 3,042 3,666 5,499 7,943 10,998 15,886 23,829 47,658 71,487 and 142,974, with no remainder.
Since 142,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,974, it is not a prime number.