Q: Is 142,420,404 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,420,404 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,420,404 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 142420404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 1,695,481 3,390,962 5,086,443 6,781,924 10,172,886 11,868,367 20,345,772 23,736,734 35,605,101 47,473,468 71,210,202 and 142,420,404, with no remainder.

Since 142,420,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,420,404, 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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