Q: Is 142,629,464 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,629,464 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,629,464 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 142629464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 239 478 956 1,912 74,597 149,194 298,388 596,776 17,828,683 35,657,366 71,314,732 and 142,629,464, with no remainder.

Since 142,629,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,629,464, 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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