Q: Is 142,489,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,489,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,489,008 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 142489008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 989,507 1,979,014 2,968,521 3,958,028 5,937,042 7,916,056 8,905,563 11,874,084 15,832,112 17,811,126 23,748,168 35,622,252 47,496,336 71,244,504 and 142,489,008, with no remainder.

Since 142,489,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,489,008, 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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