Q: Is 145,230,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 145,230,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 145,230,142 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 145230142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 61 73 122 146 709 1,403 1,418 1,679 2,806 3,358 4,453 8,906 16,307 32,614 43,249 51,757 86,498 102,419 103,514 204,838 994,727 1,190,411 1,989,454 2,380,822 3,157,177 6,314,354 72,615,071 and 145,230,142, with no remainder.

Since 145,230,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,230,142, 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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