Q: Is 142,341,324 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,341,324 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,341,324 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 142341324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 389 778 1,167 1,556 2,334 4,668 30,493 60,986 91,479 121,972 182,958 365,916 11,861,777 23,723,554 35,585,331 47,447,108 71,170,662 and 142,341,324, with no remainder.

Since 142,341,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,341,324, 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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