Q: Is 144,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,942 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 144942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 29 34 42 49 51 58 87 98 102 119 147 174 203 238 294 357 406 493 609 714 833 986 1,218 1,421 1,479 1,666 2,499 2,842 2,958 3,451 4,263 4,998 6,902 8,526 10,353 20,706 24,157 48,314 72,471 and 144,942, with no remainder.

Since 144,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,942, it is not a prime number.


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