Q: Is 144,012,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,012,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,012,042 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 144012042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 47 94 141 282 423 846 170,227 340,454 510,681 1,021,362 1,532,043 3,064,086 8,000,669 16,001,338 24,002,007 48,004,014 72,006,021 and 144,012,042, with no remainder.

Since 144,012,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,012,042, 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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