Q: Is 142,040,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,040,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,040,240 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 142040240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 1,775,503 3,551,006 7,102,012 8,877,515 14,204,024 17,755,030 28,408,048 35,510,060 71,020,120 and 142,040,240, with no remainder.

Since 142,040,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,040,240, 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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