Q: Is 144,142 a Prime Number?

A: No, 144,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,142 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 144142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 97 194 743 1,486 72,071 and 144,142, with no remainder.

Since 144,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,142, it is not a prime number.

Number	144,140	144,141	144,143	144,144
Prime?	no	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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