Q: Is 133,742,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 133,742,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 133,742,542 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 133742542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 47 94 821 1,642 1,733 3,466 38,587 77,174 81,451 162,902 1,422,793 2,845,586 66,871,271 and 133,742,542, with no remainder.

Since 133,742,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 133,742,542, 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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