Q: Is 142,640,729 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,640,729 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,640,729 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 142640729 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 83 121 581 847 913 2,029 6,391 10,043 14,203 22,319 70,301 156,233 168,407 245,509 1,178,849 1,718,563 1,852,477 12,967,339 20,377,247 and 142,640,729, with no remainder.

Since 142,640,729 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,640,729, 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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