Q: Is 142,100,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,100,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,100,004 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 142100004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 691 1,382 2,073 2,764 4,146 8,292 17,137 34,274 51,411 68,548 102,822 205,644 11,841,667 23,683,334 35,525,001 47,366,668 71,050,002 and 142,100,004, with no remainder.

Since 142,100,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,100,004, 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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