Q: Is 142,404,660 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,404,660 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,404,660 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 142404660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 791,137 1,582,274 2,373,411 3,164,548 3,955,685 4,746,822 7,120,233 7,911,370 9,493,644 11,867,055 14,240,466 15,822,740 23,734,110 28,480,932 35,601,165 47,468,220 71,202,330 and 142,404,660, with no remainder.

Since 142,404,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,404,660, 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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