Q: Is 133,312,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 133,312,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 133,312,742 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 133312742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 59 118 1,003 2,006 66,457 132,914 1,129,769 2,259,538 3,920,963 7,841,926 66,656,371 and 133,312,742, with no remainder.

Since 133,312,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 133,312,742, 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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