Q: Is 142,440,302 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,440,302 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,440,302 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 142440302 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 1,759 2,131 3,518 4,262 33,421 40,489 66,842 80,978 3,748,429 7,496,858 71,220,151 and 142,440,302, with no remainder.

Since 142,440,302 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,440,302, 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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