Q: Is 142,143,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,143,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,143,342 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 142143342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 193 386 579 1,158 2,123 4,246 6,369 11,159 12,738 22,318 33,477 66,954 122,749 245,498 368,247 736,494 2,153,687 4,307,374 6,461,061 12,922,122 23,690,557 47,381,114 71,071,671 and 142,143,342, with no remainder.

Since 142,143,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,143,342, 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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