Q: Is 142,142,211 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,142,211 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,142,211 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 142142211 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 57 171 293 879 2,637 2,837 5,567 8,511 16,701 25,533 50,103 53,903 161,709 485,127 831,241 2,493,723 7,481,169 15,793,579 47,380,737 and 142,142,211, with no remainder.

Since 142,142,211 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,142,211, 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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