Q: Is 2,142 a Prime Number?
A: No, 2,142 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 2142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 17 18 21 34 42 51 63 102 119 126 153 238 306 357 714 1,071 and 2,142, with no remainder.
Since 2,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,142, it is not a prime number.