Q: Is 70,016,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 70,016,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 70,016,142 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 70016142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,667,051 3,334,102 5,001,153 10,002,306 11,669,357 23,338,714 35,008,071 and 70,016,142, with no remainder.

Since 70,016,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 70,016,142, 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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