Q: Is 824,142,143 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 824,142,143 is not a prime number.

Why is 824,142,143 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 824142143 can be evenly divided by 1 11 67 737 751 1,489 8,261 16,379 50,317 99,763 553,487 1,097,393 1,118,239 12,300,629 74,922,013 and 824,142,143, with no remainder.

Since 824,142,143 cannot be divided by just 1 and 824,142,143, 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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