Q: Is 142,204,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,204,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,204,124 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 142204124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 46 92 571 1,142 2,284 2,707 5,414 10,828 13,133 26,266 52,532 62,261 124,522 249,044 1,545,697 3,091,394 6,182,788 35,551,031 71,102,062 and 142,204,124, with no remainder.

Since 142,204,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,204,124, 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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