Q: Is 145,255,558 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 145,255,558 is not a prime number.

Why is 145,255,558 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 145255558 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 1,123 2,246 7,861 9,239 15,722 18,478 64,673 129,346 10,375,397 20,750,794 72,627,779 and 145,255,558, with no remainder.

Since 145,255,558 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,255,558, 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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