Q: Is 600,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 600,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 600,142 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 600142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 101 202 2,971 5,942 300,071 and 600,142, with no remainder.

Since 600,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 600,142, it is not a prime number.


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