Q: Is 142,246,702 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,246,702 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,246,702 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 142246702 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 277 554 3,601 7,202 19,751 39,502 256,763 513,526 5,471,027 10,942,054 71,123,351 and 142,246,702, with no remainder.

Since 142,246,702 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,246,702, 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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