Q: Is 823,875,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 823,875,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 823,875,142 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 823875142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 53 106 821 1,642 9,467 18,934 43,513 87,026 501,751 1,003,502 7,772,407 15,544,814 411,937,571 and 823,875,142, with no remainder.

Since 823,875,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 823,875,142, 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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