Q: Is 252,142 a Prime Number?
A: No, 252,142 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 252142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 73 146 157 314 803 1,606 1,727 3,454 11,461 22,922 126,071 and 252,142, with no remainder.
Since 252,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,142, it is not a prime number.