Q: Is 36,142 a Prime Number?
A: No, 36,142 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 36142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 1,063 2,126 18,071 and 36,142, with no remainder.
Since 36,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,142, it is not a prime number.