Q: Is 142,264,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,264,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,264,012 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 142264012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 103 206 412 1,133 2,266 4,532 31,391 62,782 125,564 345,301 690,602 1,381,204 3,233,273 6,466,546 12,933,092 35,566,003 71,132,006 and 142,264,012, with no remainder.

Since 142,264,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,264,012, 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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