Q: Is 142,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,016 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 142016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 112 224 317 448 634 1,268 2,219 2,536 4,438 5,072 8,876 10,144 17,752 20,288 35,504 71,008 and 142,016, with no remainder.

Since 142,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,016, 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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