Q: Is 144,267,237 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,267,237 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,267,237 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 144267237 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 197 591 1,773 5,319 9,041 15,957 27,123 81,369 244,107 732,321 1,781,077 5,343,231 16,029,693 48,089,079 and 144,267,237, with no remainder.

Since 144,267,237 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,267,237, 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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