Q: Is 142,304,824 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,304,824 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,304,824 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 142304824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 313 626 1,252 2,504 3,343 5,321 6,686 10,642 13,372 21,284 26,744 42,568 56,831 113,662 227,324 454,648 1,046,359 2,092,718 4,185,436 8,370,872 17,788,103 35,576,206 71,152,412 and 142,304,824, with no remainder.

Since 142,304,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,304,824, 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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