Q: Is 144,320,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,320,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,320,423 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 144320423 can be evenly divided by 1 13 23 107 169 299 347 1,391 2,461 3,887 4,511 7,981 18,083 31,993 37,129 58,643 103,753 415,909 482,677 853,967 1,348,789 6,274,801 11,101,571 and 144,320,423, with no remainder.

Since 144,320,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,320,423, 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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