Q: Is 144,432,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,432,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,432,042 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 144432042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 769 1,361 1,538 2,307 2,722 4,083 4,614 8,166 17,687 31,303 35,374 53,061 62,606 93,909 106,122 187,818 1,046,609 2,093,218 3,139,827 6,279,654 24,072,007 48,144,014 72,216,021 and 144,432,042, with no remainder.

Since 144,432,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,432,042, 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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