Q: Is 142,142,534 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,142,534 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,142,534 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 142142534 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 73 146 1,387 2,774 51,241 102,482 973,579 1,947,158 3,740,593 7,481,186 71,071,267 and 142,142,534, with no remainder.

Since 142,142,534 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,142,534, 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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