Q: Is 145,235,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 145,235,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 145,235,142 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 145235142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 620,663 1,241,326 1,861,989 3,723,978 5,585,967 8,068,619 11,171,934 16,137,238 24,205,857 48,411,714 72,617,571 and 145,235,142, with no remainder.

Since 145,235,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,235,142, 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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