Q: Is 144,742,171 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,742,171 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,742,171 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 144742171 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 43 133 301 817 5,719 25,309 177,163 480,871 1,088,287 3,366,097 7,618,009 20,677,453 and 144,742,171, with no remainder.

Since 144,742,171 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,742,171, 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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