Q: Is 142,244,043 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,244,043 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,244,043 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 142244043 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 43 47 87 129 141 809 1,247 1,363 2,021 2,427 3,741 4,089 6,063 23,461 34,787 38,023 58,609 70,383 104,361 114,069 175,827 1,008,823 1,102,667 1,634,989 3,026,469 3,308,001 4,904,967 47,414,681 and 142,244,043, with no remainder.

Since 142,244,043 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,244,043, 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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