Q: Is 142,551,123 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,551,123 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,551,123 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 142551123 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 13 33 39 143 429 332,287 996,861 3,655,157 4,319,731 10,965,471 12,959,193 47,517,041 and 142,551,123, with no remainder.

Since 142,551,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,551,123, 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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