Q: Is 147,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 147,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 147,042 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 147042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 389 778 1,167 2,334 2,723 3,501 5,446 7,002 8,169 10,503 16,338 21,006 24,507 49,014 73,521 and 147,042, with no remainder.

Since 147,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,042, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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