Q: Is 142,301,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,301,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,301,024 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 142301024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 593 1,186 2,372 4,744 7,499 9,488 14,998 18,976 29,996 59,992 119,984 239,968 4,446,907 8,893,814 17,787,628 35,575,256 71,150,512 and 142,301,024, with no remainder.

Since 142,301,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,301,024, 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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