Q: Is 142,489,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,489,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,489,012 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 142489012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 59 118 179 236 358 716 3,373 6,746 10,561 13,492 21,122 42,244 199,007 398,014 603,767 796,028 1,207,534 2,415,068 35,622,253 71,244,506 and 142,489,012, with no remainder.

Since 142,489,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,489,012, 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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