Q: Is 144,635,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,635,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,635,720 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 144635720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 3,615,893 7,231,786 14,463,572 18,079,465 28,927,144 36,158,930 72,317,860 and 144,635,720, with no remainder.

Since 144,635,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,635,720, 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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