Q: Is 130,146,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 130,146,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 130,146,642 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 130146642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 2,410,123 4,820,246 7,230,369 14,460,738 21,691,107 43,382,214 65,073,321 and 130,146,642, with no remainder.

Since 130,146,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 130,146,642, 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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