Q: Is 144,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,504 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 144504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 81 108 162 216 223 324 446 648 669 892 1,338 1,784 2,007 2,676 4,014 5,352 6,021 8,028 12,042 16,056 18,063 24,084 36,126 48,168 72,252 and 144,504, with no remainder.

Since 144,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,504, 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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