Q: Is 145,255,562 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 145,255,562 is not a prime number.

Why is 145,255,562 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 145255562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 74 79 158 2,923 5,846 24,847 49,694 919,339 1,838,678 1,962,913 3,925,826 72,627,781 and 145,255,562, with no remainder.

Since 145,255,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,255,562, 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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