Q: Is 142,443,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,443,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,443,021 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 142443021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 257 771 1,799 5,397 26,393 79,179 184,751 554,253 6,783,001 20,349,003 47,481,007 and 142,443,021, with no remainder.

Since 142,443,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,443,021, 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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