Q: Is 142,042,434 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,042,434 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,042,434 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 142042434 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 31 46 62 69 93 138 186 713 1,426 2,139 4,278 33,203 66,406 99,609 199,218 763,669 1,029,293 1,527,338 2,058,586 2,291,007 3,087,879 4,582,014 6,175,758 23,673,739 47,347,478 71,021,217 and 142,042,434, with no remainder.

Since 142,042,434 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,042,434, 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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