Q: Is 142,636,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,636,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,636,021 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 142636021 can be evenly divided by 1 11 19 209 251 2,719 2,761 4,769 29,909 51,661 52,459 568,271 682,469 7,507,159 12,966,911 and 142,636,021, with no remainder.

Since 142,636,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,636,021, 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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