Q: Is 142,142,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,142,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,142,216 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 142142216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 739 1,478 2,956 5,912 24,043 48,086 96,172 192,344 17,767,777 35,535,554 71,071,108 and 142,142,216, with no remainder.

Since 142,142,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,142,216, 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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