Q: Is 142,120,203 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,120,203 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,120,203 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 142120203 can be evenly divided by 1 3 43 59 71 129 177 213 263 789 2,537 3,053 4,189 7,611 9,159 11,309 12,567 15,517 18,673 33,927 46,551 56,019 180,127 540,381 667,231 802,939 1,101,707 2,001,693 2,408,817 3,305,121 47,373,401 and 142,120,203, with no remainder.

Since 142,120,203 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,120,203, 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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