Q: Is 144,242,131 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,242,131 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,242,131 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 144242131 can be evenly divided by 1 11 23 83 253 913 1,909 6,869 20,999 75,559 157,987 570,127 1,737,857 6,271,397 13,112,921 and 144,242,131, with no remainder.

Since 144,242,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,242,131, 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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