Q: Is 145,143,858 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 145,143,858 is not a prime number.

Why is 145,143,858 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 145143858 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 1,422,979 2,845,958 4,268,937 8,537,874 24,190,643 48,381,286 72,571,929 and 145,143,858, with no remainder.

Since 145,143,858 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,143,858, 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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