Q: Is 141,742,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 141,742,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 141,742,472 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 141742472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 107 214 428 856 165,587 331,174 662,348 1,324,696 17,717,809 35,435,618 70,871,236 and 141,742,472, with no remainder.

Since 141,742,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 141,742,472, 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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