Q: Is 142,344,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,344,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,344,124 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 142344124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 19 26 38 52 76 247 494 988 144,073 288,146 576,292 1,872,949 2,737,387 3,745,898 5,474,774 7,491,796 10,949,548 35,586,031 71,172,062 and 142,344,124, with no remainder.

Since 142,344,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,344,124, 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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