Q: Is 144,017 a Prime Number?

A: No, 144,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,017 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 144017 can be evenly divided by 1 79 1,823 and 144,017, with no remainder.

Since 144,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,017, it is not a prime number.

Number	144,015	144,016	144,018	144,019
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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