Q: Is 342,143,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,143,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,143,142 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 342143142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 5,183,987 10,367,974 15,551,961 31,103,922 57,023,857 114,047,714 171,071,571 and 342,143,142, with no remainder.

Since 342,143,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,143,142, 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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