Q: Is 142,136,074 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,136,074 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,136,074 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 142136074 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 59 118 1,121 2,242 63,397 126,794 1,204,543 2,409,086 3,740,423 7,480,846 71,068,037 and 142,136,074, with no remainder.

Since 142,136,074 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,136,074, 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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