Q: Is 142,418,754 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,418,754 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,418,754 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 142418754 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 367 734 1,101 2,202 3,303 6,606 21,559 43,118 64,677 129,354 194,031 388,062 7,912,153 15,824,306 23,736,459 47,472,918 71,209,377 and 142,418,754, with no remainder.

Since 142,418,754 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,418,754, 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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