Q: Is 144,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,420 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 144420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 29 30 58 60 83 87 116 145 166 174 249 290 332 348 415 435 498 580 830 870 996 1,245 1,660 1,740 2,407 2,490 4,814 4,980 7,221 9,628 12,035 14,442 24,070 28,884 36,105 48,140 72,210 and 144,420, with no remainder.

Since 144,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,420, 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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