Q: Is 145,234,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 145,234,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 145,234,998 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 145234998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 2,689,537 5,379,074 8,068,611 16,137,222 24,205,833 48,411,666 72,617,499 and 145,234,998, with no remainder.

Since 145,234,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,234,998, 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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