Q: Is 144,980 a Prime Number?

A: No, 144,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,980 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 144980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 220 659 1,318 2,636 3,295 6,590 7,249 13,180 14,498 28,996 36,245 72,490 and 144,980, with no remainder.

Since 144,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,980, it is not a prime number.

Number	144,978	144,979	144,981	144,982
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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