Q: Is 142,142,535 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,142,535 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,142,535 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 142142535 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 307 921 1,535 2,763 4,605 10,289 13,815 30,867 51,445 92,601 154,335 463,005 3,158,723 9,476,169 15,793,615 28,428,507 47,380,845 and 142,142,535, with no remainder.

Since 142,142,535 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,142,535, 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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