Q: Is 142,120,244 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,120,244 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,120,244 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 142120244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 31 62 124 217 434 868 163,733 327,466 654,932 1,146,131 2,292,262 4,584,524 5,075,723 10,151,446 20,302,892 35,530,061 71,060,122 and 142,120,244, with no remainder.

Since 142,120,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,120,244, 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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