Q: Is 142,422,112 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,422,112 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,422,112 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 142422112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 112 224 635,813 1,271,626 2,543,252 4,450,691 5,086,504 8,901,382 10,173,008 17,802,764 20,346,016 35,605,528 71,211,056 and 142,422,112, with no remainder.

Since 142,422,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,422,112, 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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