Q: Is 142,123,043 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,123,043 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,123,043 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 142123043 can be evenly divided by 1 17 71 73 1,207 1,241 1,613 5,183 27,421 88,111 114,523 117,749 1,946,891 2,001,733 8,360,179 and 142,123,043, with no remainder.

Since 142,123,043 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,123,043, 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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