Q: Is 862,141 a Prime Number?

A: No, 862,141 is not a prime number.

Why is 862,141 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 862141 can be evenly divided by 1 7 29 31 137 203 217 899 959 3,973 4,247 6,293 27,811 29,729 123,163 and 862,141, with no remainder.

Since 862,141 cannot be divided by just 1 and 862,141, it is not a prime number.

Number	862,139	862,140	862,142	862,143
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

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

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