Q: Is 142,489,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,489,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,489,004 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 142489004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 311 622 1,244 2,177 4,354 8,708 16,363 32,726 65,452 114,541 229,082 458,164 5,088,893 10,177,786 20,355,572 35,622,251 71,244,502 and 142,489,004, with no remainder.

Since 142,489,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,489,004, 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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