Q: Is 142,224,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,224,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,224,021 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 142224021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 47 141 423 336,227 1,008,681 3,026,043 15,802,669 47,408,007 and 142,224,021, with no remainder.

Since 142,224,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,224,021, 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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