Q: Is 144,978 a Prime Number?
A: No, 144,978 is 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 144978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 73 146 219 331 438 662 993 1,986 24,163 48,326 72,489 and 144,978, with no remainder.
Since 144,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,978, it is not a prime number.