Q: Is 144,024,174 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,024,174 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,024,174 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 144024174 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 1,143,049 2,286,098 3,429,147 6,858,294 8,001,343 10,287,441 16,002,686 20,574,882 24,004,029 48,008,058 72,012,087 and 144,024,174, with no remainder.

Since 144,024,174 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,024,174, 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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