Q: Is 144,204,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,204,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,204,003 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 144204003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 193 579 1,737 5,211 27,673 83,019 249,057 747,171 5,340,889 16,022,667 48,068,001 and 144,204,003, with no remainder.

Since 144,204,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,204,003, 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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