Q: Is 142,323,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,323,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,323,003 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 142323003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 47 79 141 237 423 711 3,713 4,259 11,139 12,777 33,417 38,331 200,173 336,461 600,519 1,009,383 1,801,557 3,028,149 15,813,667 47,441,001 and 142,323,003, with no remainder.

Since 142,323,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,323,003, 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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