Q: Is 142,434,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,434,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,434,520 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 142434520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 71 142 284 355 568 710 1,420 2,840 50,153 100,306 200,612 250,765 401,224 501,530 1,003,060 2,006,120 3,560,863 7,121,726 14,243,452 17,804,315 28,486,904 35,608,630 71,217,260 and 142,434,520, with no remainder.

Since 142,434,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,434,520, 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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