Q: Is 142,456,244 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,456,244 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,456,244 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 142456244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 1,231 2,462 4,133 4,924 8,266 8,617 16,532 17,234 28,931 34,468 57,862 115,724 5,087,723 10,175,446 20,350,892 35,614,061 71,228,122 and 142,456,244, with no remainder.

Since 142,456,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,456,244, 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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