Q: Is 144,423,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,423,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,423,012 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 144423012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 563 1,126 1,689 2,252 3,378 6,756 21,377 42,754 64,131 85,508 128,262 256,524 12,035,251 24,070,502 36,105,753 48,141,004 72,211,506 and 144,423,012, with no remainder.

Since 144,423,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,423,012, 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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