Q: Is 142,142,217 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,142,217 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,142,217 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 142142217 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 167 501 1,169 3,507 40,531 121,593 283,717 851,151 6,768,677 20,306,031 47,380,739 and 142,142,217, with no remainder.

Since 142,142,217 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,142,217, 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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