Q: Is 142,136,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,136,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,136,072 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 142136072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 1,366,693 2,733,386 5,466,772 10,933,544 17,767,009 35,534,018 71,068,036 and 142,136,072, with no remainder.

Since 142,136,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,136,072, 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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