Q: Is 144,060,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,060,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,060,602 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 144060602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 919 1,838 6,433 11,197 12,866 22,394 78,379 156,758 10,290,043 20,580,086 72,030,301 and 144,060,602, with no remainder.

Since 144,060,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,060,602, 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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