Q: Is 142,423,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,423,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,423,242 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 142423242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 1,223 1,493 2,446 2,986 3,669 4,479 7,338 8,958 15,899 19,409 31,798 38,818 47,697 58,227 95,394 116,454 1,825,939 3,651,878 5,477,817 10,955,634 23,737,207 47,474,414 71,211,621 and 142,423,242, with no remainder.

Since 142,423,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,423,242, 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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