Q: Is 144,042,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,042,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,042,720 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 144042720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 240 480 300,089 600,178 900,267 1,200,356 1,500,445 1,800,534 2,400,712 3,000,890 3,601,068 4,501,335 4,801,424 6,001,780 7,202,136 9,002,670 9,602,848 12,003,560 14,404,272 18,005,340 24,007,120 28,808,544 36,010,680 48,014,240 72,021,360 and 144,042,720, with no remainder.

Since 144,042,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,042,720, 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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