Q: Is 142,006,209 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,006,209 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,006,209 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 142006209 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 23 57 69 361 437 1,083 1,311 5,701 8,303 17,103 24,909 108,319 131,123 324,957 393,369 2,058,061 2,491,337 6,174,183 7,474,011 47,335,403 and 142,006,209, with no remainder.

Since 142,006,209 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,006,209, 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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