Q: Is 144,990 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,990 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,990 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 144990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 54 81 90 135 162 179 270 358 405 537 810 895 1,074 1,611 1,790 2,685 3,222 4,833 5,370 8,055 9,666 14,499 16,110 24,165 28,998 48,330 72,495 and 144,990, with no remainder.

Since 144,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,990, 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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