Q: Is 144,342,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,342,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,342,002 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 144342002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 53 106 119 238 371 742 901 1,802 6,307 11,443 12,614 22,886 80,101 160,202 194,531 389,062 606,479 1,212,958 1,361,717 2,723,434 4,245,353 8,490,706 10,310,143 20,620,286 72,171,001 and 144,342,002, with no remainder.

Since 144,342,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,342,002, 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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