Q: Is 142,423,524 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,423,524 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,423,524 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 142423524 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 29 36 58 87 116 174 261 348 522 1,044 136,421 272,842 409,263 545,684 818,526 1,227,789 1,637,052 2,455,578 3,956,209 4,911,156 7,912,418 11,868,627 15,824,836 23,737,254 35,605,881 47,474,508 71,211,762 and 142,423,524, with no remainder.

Since 142,423,524 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,423,524, 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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