Q: Is 142,120,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,120,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,120,212 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 142120212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 169 338 507 676 1,014 2,028 70,079 140,158 210,237 280,316 420,474 840,948 911,027 1,822,054 2,733,081 3,644,108 5,466,162 10,932,324 11,843,351 23,686,702 35,530,053 47,373,404 71,060,106 and 142,120,212, with no remainder.

Since 142,120,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,120,212, 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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