Q: Is 142,103,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,103,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,103,242 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 142103242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 293 586 5,567 11,134 12,763 25,526 242,497 484,994 3,739,559 7,479,118 71,051,621 and 142,103,242, with no remainder.

Since 142,103,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,103,242, 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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