Q: Is 142,978 a Prime Number?
A: No, 142,978 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 142978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 67 97 134 194 737 1,067 1,474 2,134 6,499 12,998 71,489 and 142,978, with no remainder.
Since 142,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,978, it is not a prime number.