Q: Is 142,037,660 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,037,660 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,037,660 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 142037660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 31 62 124 155 310 620 229,093 458,186 916,372 1,145,465 2,290,930 4,581,860 7,101,883 14,203,766 28,407,532 35,509,415 71,018,830 and 142,037,660, with no remainder.

Since 142,037,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,037,660, 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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