Q: Is 142,324,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,324,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,324,252 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 142324252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 281 562 1,124 1,967 3,934 7,868 18,089 36,178 72,356 126,623 253,246 506,492 5,083,009 10,166,018 20,332,036 35,581,063 71,162,126 and 142,324,252, with no remainder.

Since 142,324,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,324,252, 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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