Q: Is 142,437,711 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,437,711 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,437,711 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 142437711 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 79 83 237 249 557 1,027 1,079 1,671 3,081 3,237 6,557 7,241 19,671 21,723 44,003 46,231 85,241 132,009 138,693 255,723 572,039 601,003 1,716,117 1,803,009 3,652,249 10,956,747 47,479,237 and 142,437,711, with no remainder.

Since 142,437,711 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,437,711, 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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