Q: Is 142,400,222 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,400,222 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,400,222 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 142400222 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 359 718 8,257 8,623 16,514 17,246 198,329 396,658 3,095,657 6,191,314 71,200,111 and 142,400,222, with no remainder.

Since 142,400,222 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,400,222, 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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