Q: Is 145,012,221 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 145,012,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 145,012,221 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 145012221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 1,489 3,607 4,467 10,821 13,401 32,463 40,203 97,389 5,370,823 16,112,469 48,337,407 and 145,012,221, with no remainder.

Since 145,012,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,012,221, 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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