Q: Is 144,720,045 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,720,045 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,720,045 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 144720045 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 83 249 415 747 1,245 3,735 38,747 116,241 193,735 348,723 581,205 1,743,615 3,216,001 9,648,003 16,080,005 28,944,009 48,240,015 and 144,720,045, with no remainder.

Since 144,720,045 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,720,045, 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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