Q: Is 142,401,213 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,401,213 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,401,213 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 142401213 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 79 101 237 303 661 711 909 1,983 2,133 2,727 5,949 7,979 17,847 23,937 52,219 66,761 71,811 156,657 200,283 215,433 469,971 600,849 1,409,913 1,802,547 5,274,119 15,822,357 47,467,071 and 142,401,213, with no remainder.

Since 142,401,213 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,401,213, 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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