Q: Is 144,702,309 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,702,309 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,702,309 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 144702309 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 61 183 1,159 3,477 41,617 124,851 790,723 2,372,169 2,538,637 7,615,911 48,234,103 and 144,702,309, with no remainder.

Since 144,702,309 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,702,309, 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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