Q: Is 141,746,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 141,746,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 141,746,672 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 141746672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 71 142 284 568 1,136 124,777 249,554 499,108 998,216 1,996,432 8,859,167 17,718,334 35,436,668 70,873,336 and 141,746,672, with no remainder.

Since 141,746,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 141,746,672, 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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