Q: Is 142,144,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,144,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,144,424 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 142144424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 248 573,163 1,146,326 2,292,652 4,585,304 17,768,053 35,536,106 71,072,212 and 142,144,424, with no remainder.

Since 142,144,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,144,424, 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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