Q: Is 147,542 a Prime Number?
A: No, 147,542 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 147542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 73,771 and 147,542, with no remainder.
Since 147,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,542, it is not a prime number.