Q: Is 144,742,170 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,742,170 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,742,170 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 144742170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 4,824,739 9,649,478 14,474,217 24,123,695 28,948,434 48,247,390 72,371,085 and 144,742,170, with no remainder.

Since 144,742,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,742,170, 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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