Q: Is 144,872,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,872,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,872,001 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 144872001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 47 141 239 423 717 1,433 2,151 4,299 11,233 12,897 33,699 67,351 101,097 202,053 342,487 606,159 1,027,461 3,082,383 16,096,889 48,290,667 and 144,872,001, with no remainder.

Since 144,872,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,872,001, 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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