Q: Is 142,415,548 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,415,548 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,415,548 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 142415548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 121 242 484 294,247 588,494 1,176,988 3,236,717 6,473,434 12,946,868 35,603,887 71,207,774 and 142,415,548, with no remainder.

Since 142,415,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,415,548, 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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