Q: Is 142,143,146 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,143,146 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,143,146 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 142143146 can be evenly divided by 1 2 41 82 89 178 3,649 7,298 19,477 38,954 798,557 1,597,114 1,733,453 3,466,906 71,071,573 and 142,143,146, with no remainder.

Since 142,143,146 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,143,146, 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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