Q: Is 142,243,232 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,243,232 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,243,232 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 142243232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 107 214 428 856 1,712 3,424 41,543 83,086 166,172 332,344 664,688 1,329,376 4,445,101 8,890,202 17,780,404 35,560,808 71,121,616 and 142,243,232, with no remainder.

Since 142,243,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,243,232, 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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