Q: Is 144,992 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,992 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,992 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 144992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 32 46 92 184 197 368 394 736 788 1,576 3,152 4,531 6,304 9,062 18,124 36,248 72,496 and 144,992, with no remainder.

Since 144,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,992, 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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