Q: Is 142,434,146 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,434,146 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,434,146 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 142434146 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 43 61 86 122 817 1,159 1,429 1,634 2,318 2,623 2,858 5,246 27,151 49,837 54,302 61,447 87,169 99,674 122,894 174,338 1,167,493 1,656,211 2,334,986 3,312,422 3,748,267 7,496,534 71,217,073 and 142,434,146, with no remainder.

Since 142,434,146 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,434,146, 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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