Q: Is 144,742,521 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,742,521 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,742,521 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 144742521 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 49 77 147 231 539 1,617 89,513 268,539 626,591 984,643 1,879,773 2,953,929 4,386,137 6,892,501 13,158,411 20,677,503 48,247,507 and 144,742,521, with no remainder.

Since 144,742,521 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,742,521, 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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