Q: Is 144,380,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,380,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,380,142 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 144380142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 37 74 111 222 333 666 216,787 433,574 650,361 1,300,722 1,951,083 3,902,166 8,021,119 16,042,238 24,063,357 48,126,714 72,190,071 and 144,380,142, with no remainder.

Since 144,380,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,380,142, 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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