Q: Is 113,424,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 113,424,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 113,424,142 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 113424142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 239 478 3,107 6,214 18,253 36,506 237,289 474,578 4,362,467 8,724,934 56,712,071 and 113,424,142, with no remainder.

Since 113,424,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 113,424,142, 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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