Q: Is 142,672,764 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,672,764 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,672,764 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 142672764 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 914,569 1,829,138 2,743,707 3,658,276 5,487,414 10,974,828 11,889,397 23,778,794 35,668,191 47,557,588 71,336,382 and 142,672,764, with no remainder.

Since 142,672,764 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,672,764, 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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