Q: Is 142,172,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,172,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,172,003 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 142172003 can be evenly divided by 1 17 19 179 323 2,459 3,043 3,401 41,803 46,721 57,817 440,161 794,257 7,482,737 8,363,059 and 142,172,003, with no remainder.

Since 142,172,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,172,003, 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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