Q: Is 142,787,046 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,787,046 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,787,046 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 142787046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 103 206 309 618 1,751 3,502 5,253 10,506 13,591 27,182 40,773 81,546 231,047 462,094 693,141 1,386,282 1,399,873 2,799,746 4,199,619 8,399,238 23,797,841 47,595,682 71,393,523 and 142,787,046, with no remainder.

Since 142,787,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,787,046, 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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