Q: Is 142,430,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,430,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,430,012 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 142430012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 59 68 118 131 236 262 271 524 542 1,003 1,084 2,006 2,227 4,012 4,454 4,607 7,729 8,908 9,214 15,458 15,989 18,428 30,916 31,978 35,501 63,956 71,002 131,393 142,004 262,786 271,813 525,572 543,626 603,517 1,087,252 1,207,034 2,094,559 2,414,068 4,189,118 8,378,236 35,607,503 71,215,006 and 142,430,012, with no remainder.

Since 142,430,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,430,012, 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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