Q: Is 142,123,047 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,123,047 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,123,047 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 142123047 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 823 2,469 5,233 9,053 15,699 27,159 57,563 172,689 4,306,759 12,920,277 47,374,349 and 142,123,047, with no remainder.

Since 142,123,047 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,123,047, 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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