Q: Is 142,231,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,231,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,231,216 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 142231216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 757 1,514 3,028 6,056 11,743 12,112 23,486 46,972 93,944 187,888 8,889,451 17,778,902 35,557,804 71,115,608 and 142,231,216, with no remainder.

Since 142,231,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,231,216, 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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