Q: Is 175,145,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 175,145,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 175,145,142 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 175145142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 4,621 6,317 9,242 12,634 13,863 18,951 27,726 37,902 29,190,857 58,381,714 87,572,571 and 175,145,142, with no remainder.

Since 175,145,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 175,145,142, 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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