Q: Is 142,956 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,956 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,956 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 142956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 19 22 33 36 38 44 57 66 76 99 114 132 171 198 209 228 342 361 396 418 627 684 722 836 1,083 1,254 1,444 1,881 2,166 2,508 3,249 3,762 3,971 4,332 6,498 7,524 7,942 11,913 12,996 15,884 23,826 35,739 47,652 71,478 and 142,956, with no remainder.

Since 142,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,956, it is not a prime number.


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

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