Q: Is 142,637,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,637,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,637,748 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 142637748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 1,080,589 2,161,178 3,241,767 4,322,356 6,483,534 11,886,479 12,967,068 23,772,958 35,659,437 47,545,916 71,318,874 and 142,637,748, with no remainder.

Since 142,637,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,637,748, 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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