Q: Is 142,446,804 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,446,804 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,446,804 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 142446804 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 659 1,318 1,977 2,636 3,954 7,908 18,013 36,026 54,039 72,052 108,078 216,156 11,870,567 23,741,134 35,611,701 47,482,268 71,223,402 and 142,446,804, with no remainder.

Since 142,446,804 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,446,804, 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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