Q: Is 147,427,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 147,427,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 147,427,742 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 147427742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 77 154 443 886 2,161 3,101 4,322 4,873 6,202 9,746 15,127 23,771 30,254 34,111 47,542 68,222 166,397 332,794 957,323 1,914,646 6,701,261 10,530,553 13,402,522 21,061,106 73,713,871 and 147,427,742, with no remainder.

Since 147,427,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,427,742, 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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