Q: Is 425,012,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 425,012,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 425,012,142 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 425012142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,091 2,182 3,273 6,546 64,927 129,854 194,781 389,562 70,835,357 141,670,714 212,506,071 and 425,012,142, with no remainder.

Since 425,012,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 425,012,142, 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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