Q: Is 142,636,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,636,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,636,020 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 142636020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 2,377,267 4,754,534 7,131,801 9,509,068 11,886,335 14,263,602 23,772,670 28,527,204 35,659,005 47,545,340 71,318,010 and 142,636,020, with no remainder.

Since 142,636,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,636,020, 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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