Q: Is 142,543,522 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,543,522 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,543,522 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 142543522 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 101 202 1,111 2,222 64,151 128,302 705,661 1,411,322 6,479,251 12,958,502 71,271,761 and 142,543,522, with no remainder.

Since 142,543,522 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,543,522, 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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