Q: Is 142,574,088 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,574,088 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,574,088 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 142574088 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 5,940,587 11,881,174 17,821,761 23,762,348 35,643,522 47,524,696 71,287,044 and 142,574,088, with no remainder.

Since 142,574,088 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,574,088, 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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