Q: Is 146,204,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,204,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,204,842 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 146204842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 761 1,522 5,327 10,654 13,723 27,446 96,061 192,122 10,443,203 20,886,406 73,102,421 and 146,204,842, with no remainder.

Since 146,204,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,204,842, 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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