Q: Is 142,422,524 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,422,524 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,422,524 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 142422524 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 101 202 227 404 454 908 1,553 3,106 6,212 22,927 45,854 91,708 156,853 313,706 352,531 627,412 705,062 1,410,124 35,605,631 71,211,262 and 142,422,524, with no remainder.

Since 142,422,524 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,422,524, 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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