Q: Is 142,868 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,868 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,868 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 142868 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 17 22 34 44 68 187 191 374 382 748 764 2,101 3,247 4,202 6,494 8,404 12,988 35,717 71,434 and 142,868, with no remainder.

Since 142,868 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,868, it is not a prime number.


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