Q: Is 145,857,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 145,857,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 145,857,042 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 145857042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 102 109 153 218 306 327 654 981 1,853 1,962 3,706 4,373 5,559 8,746 11,118 13,119 16,677 26,238 33,354 39,357 74,341 78,714 148,682 223,023 446,046 476,657 669,069 953,314 1,338,138 1,429,971 2,859,942 4,289,913 8,103,169 8,579,826 16,206,338 24,309,507 48,619,014 72,928,521 and 145,857,042, with no remainder.

Since 145,857,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,857,042, 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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