Q: Is 145,617,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 145,617,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 145,617,012 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 145617012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 4,044,917 8,089,834 12,134,751 16,179,668 24,269,502 36,404,253 48,539,004 72,808,506 and 145,617,012, with no remainder.

Since 145,617,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,617,012, 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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