Q: Is 142,016,046 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,016,046 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,016,046 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 142016046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 41 47 71 82 94 123 141 142 173 213 246 282 346 426 519 1,038 1,927 2,911 3,337 3,854 5,781 5,822 6,674 7,093 8,131 8,733 10,011 11,562 12,283 14,186 16,262 17,466 20,022 21,279 24,393 24,566 36,849 42,558 48,786 73,698 136,817 273,634 333,371 410,451 503,603 577,301 666,742 820,902 1,000,113 1,007,206 1,154,602 1,510,809 1,731,903 2,000,226 3,021,618 3,463,806 23,669,341 47,338,682 71,008,023 and 142,016,046, with no remainder.

Since 142,016,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,016,046, 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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