Q: Is 144,004 a Prime Number?

A: No, 144,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,004 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 144004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 37 74 139 148 259 278 518 556 973 1,036 1,946 3,892 5,143 10,286 20,572 36,001 72,002 and 144,004, with no remainder.

Since 144,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,004, it is not a prime number.

Number	144,002	144,003	144,005	144,006
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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