Q: Is 149,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 149,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 149,142 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 149142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 53 67 106 134 159 201 318 371 402 469 742 938 1,113 1,407 2,226 2,814 3,551 7,102 10,653 21,306 24,857 49,714 74,571 and 149,142, with no remainder.

Since 149,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 149,142, it is not a prime number.


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