Q: Is 142,212,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,212,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,212,231 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 142212231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 41 63 123 287 369 861 2,583 55,057 165,171 385,399 495,513 1,156,197 2,257,337 3,468,591 6,772,011 15,801,359 20,316,033 47,404,077 and 142,212,231, with no remainder.

Since 142,212,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,212,231, 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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