Q: Is 134,642,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 134,642,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 134,642,742 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 134642742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 1,726,189 3,452,378 5,178,567 10,357,134 22,440,457 44,880,914 67,321,371 and 134,642,742, with no remainder.

Since 134,642,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 134,642,742, 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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