Q: Is 142,488,234 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,488,234 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,488,234 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 142488234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 81 126 162 189 378 567 1,134 125,651 251,302 376,953 753,906 879,557 1,130,859 1,759,114 2,261,718 2,638,671 3,392,577 5,277,342 6,785,154 7,916,013 10,177,731 15,832,026 20,355,462 23,748,039 47,496,078 71,244,117 and 142,488,234, with no remainder.

Since 142,488,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,488,234, 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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