Q: Is 144,984 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,984 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,984 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 144984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 863 1,726 2,589 3,452 5,178 6,041 6,904 10,356 12,082 18,123 20,712 24,164 36,246 48,328 72,492 and 144,984, with no remainder.

Since 144,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,984, it is not a prime number.


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