Q: Is 145,617,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 145,617,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 145,617,608 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 145617608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 43 86 172 344 423,307 846,614 1,693,228 3,386,456 18,202,201 36,404,402 72,808,804 and 145,617,608, with no remainder.

Since 145,617,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,617,608, 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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