Q: Is 142,040,552 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,040,552 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,040,552 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 142040552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 2,237 4,474 7,937 8,948 15,874 17,896 31,748 63,496 17,755,069 35,510,138 71,020,276 and 142,040,552, with no remainder.

Since 142,040,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,040,552, 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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