Q: Is 145,234,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 145,234,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 145,234,428 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 145234428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 139 278 417 556 834 1,668 87,071 174,142 261,213 348,284 522,426 1,044,852 12,102,869 24,205,738 36,308,607 48,411,476 72,617,214 and 145,234,428, with no remainder.

Since 145,234,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,234,428, 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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