Q: Is 142,411,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,411,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,411,998 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 142411998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 193 386 579 1,158 4,439 5,347 8,878 10,694 13,317 16,041 26,634 32,082 122,981 245,962 368,943 737,886 1,031,971 2,063,942 3,095,913 6,191,826 23,735,333 47,470,666 71,205,999 and 142,411,998, with no remainder.

Since 142,411,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,411,998, 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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