Q: Is 142,230,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,230,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,230,442 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 142230442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 37 58 74 191 347 382 694 1,073 2,146 5,539 7,067 10,063 11,078 12,839 14,134 20,126 25,678 66,277 132,554 204,943 372,331 409,886 744,662 1,922,033 2,452,249 3,844,066 4,904,498 71,115,221 and 142,230,442, with no remainder.

Since 142,230,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,230,442, 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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