Q: Is 144,977 a Prime Number?

A: No, 144,977 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,977 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 144977 can be evenly divided by 1 7 139 149 973 1,043 20,711 and 144,977, with no remainder.

Since 144,977 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,977, it is not a prime number.

Number	144,975	144,976	144,978	144,979
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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