Q: Is 424,502,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 424,502,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 424,502,142 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 424502142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 114 541 1,082 1,623 3,246 6,883 10,279 13,766 20,558 20,649 30,837 41,298 61,674 130,777 261,554 392,331 784,662 3,723,703 7,447,406 11,171,109 22,342,218 70,750,357 141,500,714 212,251,071 and 424,502,142, with no remainder.

Since 424,502,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,502,142, 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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