Q: Is 142,631,027 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,631,027 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,631,027 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 142631027 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 23 77 161 253 1,771 80,537 563,759 885,907 1,852,351 6,201,349 12,966,457 20,375,861 and 142,631,027, with no remainder.

Since 142,631,027 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,631,027, 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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