Q: Is 142,021,338 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,021,338 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,021,338 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 142021338 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 113 226 339 678 209,471 418,942 628,413 1,256,826 23,670,223 47,340,446 71,010,669 and 142,021,338, with no remainder.

Since 142,021,338 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,021,338, 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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