Q: Is 255,144,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 255,144,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 255,144,142 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 255144142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 137 274 1,507 3,014 84,653 169,306 931,183 1,862,366 11,597,461 23,194,922 127,572,071 and 255,144,142, with no remainder.

Since 255,144,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,144,142, 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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