Q: Is 142,489,014 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,489,014 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,489,014 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 142489014 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 43 86 129 258 552,283 1,104,566 1,656,849 3,313,698 23,748,169 47,496,338 71,244,507 and 142,489,014, with no remainder.

Since 142,489,014 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,489,014, 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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