Q: Is 142,304,708 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,304,708 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,304,708 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 142304708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 13 14 26 28 52 91 167 182 334 364 668 1,169 2,171 2,338 2,341 4,342 4,676 4,682 8,684 9,364 15,197 16,387 30,394 30,433 32,774 60,788 60,866 65,548 121,732 213,031 390,947 426,062 781,894 852,124 1,563,788 2,736,629 5,082,311 5,473,258 10,164,622 10,946,516 20,329,244 35,576,177 71,152,354 and 142,304,708, with no remainder.

Since 142,304,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,304,708, 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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