Q: Is 142,489,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,489,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,489,002 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 142489002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 23 34 46 51 69 102 138 391 782 1,173 2,346 60,737 121,474 182,211 364,422 1,032,529 1,396,951 2,065,058 2,793,902 3,097,587 4,190,853 6,195,174 8,381,706 23,748,167 47,496,334 71,244,501 and 142,489,002, with no remainder.

Since 142,489,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,489,002, 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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