Q: Is 145,043,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 145,043,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 145,043,421 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 145043421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 61 97 183 291 5,917 8,171 17,751 24,513 498,431 792,587 1,495,293 2,377,761 48,347,807 and 145,043,421, with no remainder.

Since 145,043,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,043,421, 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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