Q: Is 144,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,550 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 144550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 35 49 50 59 70 98 118 175 245 295 350 413 490 590 826 1,225 1,475 2,065 2,450 2,891 2,950 4,130 5,782 10,325 14,455 20,650 28,910 72,275 and 144,550, with no remainder.

Since 144,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,550, 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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