Q: Is 142,242,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,242,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,242,140 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 142242140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 113 226 452 565 1,130 2,260 62,939 125,878 251,756 314,695 629,390 1,258,780 7,112,107 14,224,214 28,448,428 35,560,535 71,121,070 and 142,242,140, with no remainder.

Since 142,242,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,242,140, 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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