Q: Is 230,024,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 230,024,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 230,024,142 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 230024142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 79 158 237 474 711 1,422 161,761 323,522 485,283 970,566 1,455,849 2,911,698 12,779,119 25,558,238 38,337,357 76,674,714 115,012,071 and 230,024,142, with no remainder.

Since 230,024,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 230,024,142, 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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