Q: Is 142,562,096 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,562,096 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,562,096 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 142562096 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 46 92 184 368 387,397 774,794 1,549,588 3,099,176 6,198,352 8,910,131 17,820,262 35,640,524 71,281,048 and 142,562,096, with no remainder.

Since 142,562,096 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,562,096, 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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