Q: Is 142,440,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,440,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,440,500 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 142440500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 284,881 569,762 1,139,524 1,424,405 2,848,810 5,697,620 7,122,025 14,244,050 28,488,100 35,610,125 71,220,250 and 142,440,500, with no remainder.

Since 142,440,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,440,500, 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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