Q: Is 144,280,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,280,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,280,008 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 144280008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 667,963 1,335,926 2,003,889 2,671,852 4,007,778 5,343,704 6,011,667 8,015,556 12,023,334 16,031,112 18,035,001 24,046,668 36,070,002 48,093,336 72,140,004 and 144,280,008, with no remainder.

Since 144,280,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,280,008, 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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