Q: Is 142,660,605 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,660,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,660,605 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 142660605 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 23 31 69 93 115 155 345 465 713 2,139 3,565 10,695 13,339 40,017 66,695 200,085 306,797 413,509 920,391 1,240,527 1,533,985 2,067,545 4,601,955 6,202,635 9,510,707 28,532,121 47,553,535 and 142,660,605, with no remainder.

Since 142,660,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,660,605, 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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