Q: Is 145,521,887 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 145,521,887 is not a prime number.

Why is 145,521,887 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 145521887 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 119 157 1,099 2,669 7,789 18,683 54,523 132,413 926,891 1,222,873 8,560,111 20,788,841 and 145,521,887, with no remainder.

Since 145,521,887 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,521,887, 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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