Q: Is 142,088,516 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,088,516 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,088,516 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 142088516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 29 34 58 68 116 493 986 1,972 72,053 144,106 288,212 1,224,901 2,089,537 2,449,802 4,179,074 4,899,604 8,358,148 35,522,129 71,044,258 and 142,088,516, with no remainder.

Since 142,088,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,088,516, 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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