Q: Is 142,508,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,508,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,508,724 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 142508724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 967 1,934 2,901 3,868 5,802 11,604 12,281 24,562 36,843 49,124 73,686 147,372 11,875,727 23,751,454 35,627,181 47,502,908 71,254,362 and 142,508,724, with no remainder.

Since 142,508,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,508,724, 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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