Q: Is 142,631,028 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,631,028 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,631,028 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 142631028 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 3,961,973 7,923,946 11,885,919 15,847,892 23,771,838 35,657,757 47,543,676 71,315,514 and 142,631,028, with no remainder.

Since 142,631,028 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,631,028, 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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