Q: Is 224,123,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 224,123,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 224,123,142 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 224123142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 479 958 1,437 2,874 77,983 155,966 233,949 467,898 37,353,857 74,707,714 112,061,571 and 224,123,142, with no remainder.

Since 224,123,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 224,123,142, 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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