Q: Is 142,265,268 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,265,268 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,265,268 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 142265268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 1,317,271 2,634,542 3,951,813 5,269,084 7,903,626 11,855,439 15,807,252 23,710,878 35,566,317 47,421,756 71,132,634 and 142,265,268, with no remainder.

Since 142,265,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,265,268, 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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