Q: Is 142,006,206 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,006,206 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,006,206 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 142006206 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 41 82 123 227 246 454 681 1,362 2,543 5,086 7,629 9,307 15,258 18,614 27,921 55,842 104,263 208,526 312,789 577,261 625,578 1,154,522 1,731,783 3,463,566 23,667,701 47,335,402 71,003,103 and 142,006,206, with no remainder.

Since 142,006,206 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,006,206, 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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