Q: Is 142,001,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,001,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,001,508 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 142001508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 1,075,769 2,151,538 3,227,307 4,303,076 6,454,614 11,833,459 12,909,228 23,666,918 35,500,377 47,333,836 71,000,754 and 142,001,508, with no remainder.

Since 142,001,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,001,508, 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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