Q: Is 144,060,543 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,060,543 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,060,543 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 144060543 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 121 363 1,089 132,287 396,861 1,190,583 1,455,157 4,365,471 13,096,413 16,006,727 48,020,181 and 144,060,543, with no remainder.

Since 144,060,543 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,060,543, 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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