Q: Is 144,212,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,212,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,212,142 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 144212142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,109 2,218 3,327 6,654 21,673 43,346 65,019 130,038 24,035,357 48,070,714 72,106,071 and 144,212,142, with no remainder.

Since 144,212,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,212,142, 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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