Q: Is 142,821,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,821,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,821,420 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 142821420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 17 20 21 28 30 34 35 42 51 60 68 70 83 84 85 102 105 119 140 166 170 204 210 238 241 249 255 332 340 357 415 420 476 482 498 510 581 595 714 723 830 964 996 1,020 1,162 1,190 1,205 1,245 1,411 1,428 1,446 1,660 1,687 1,743 1,785 2,324 2,380 2,410 2,490 2,822 2,892 2,905 3,374 3,486 3,570 3,615 4,097 4,233 4,820 4,980 5,061 5,644 5,810 6,748 6,972 7,055 7,140 7,230 8,194 8,435 8,466 8,715 9,877 10,122 11,620 12,291 14,110 14,460 16,388 16,870 16,932 17,430 19,754 20,003 20,244 20,485 21,165 24,582 25,305 28,220 28,679 29,631 33,740 34,860 39,508 40,006 40,970 42,330 49,164 49,385 50,610 57,358 59,262 60,009 61,455 80,012 81,940 84,660 86,037 98,770 100,015 101,220 114,716 118,524 120,018 122,910 140,021 143,395 148,155 172,074 197,540 200,030 240,036 245,820 280,042 286,790 296,310 300,045 340,051 344,148 400,060 420,063 430,185 560,084 573,580 592,620 600,090 680,102 700,105 840,126 860,370 1,020,153 1,200,180 1,360,204 1,400,210 1,680,252 1,700,255 1,720,740 2,040,306 2,100,315 2,380,357 2,800,420 3,400,510 4,080,612 4,200,630 4,760,714 5,100,765 6,801,020 7,141,071 8,401,260 9,521,428 10,201,530 11,901,785 14,282,142 20,403,060 23,803,570 28,564,284 35,705,355 47,607,140 71,410,710 and 142,821,420, with no remainder.

Since 142,821,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,821,420, 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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