Q: Is 142,637,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,637,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,637,744 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 142637744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 613 1,226 2,452 4,904 9,808 14,543 29,086 58,172 116,344 232,688 8,914,859 17,829,718 35,659,436 71,318,872 and 142,637,744, with no remainder.

Since 142,637,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,637,744, 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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