Q: Is 142,762,316 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,762,316 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,762,316 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 142762316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 62 124 961 1,922 3,844 37,139 74,278 148,556 1,151,309 2,302,618 4,605,236 35,690,579 71,381,158 and 142,762,316, with no remainder.

Since 142,762,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,762,316, 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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