Q: Is 144,243,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,243,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,243,012 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 144243012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 89 178 267 356 534 1,068 135,059 270,118 405,177 540,236 810,354 1,620,708 12,020,251 24,040,502 36,060,753 48,081,004 72,121,506 and 144,243,012, with no remainder.

Since 144,243,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,243,012, 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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