Q: Is 145,710,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 145,710,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 145,710,009 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 145710009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 81 153 459 1,377 105,817 317,451 952,353 1,798,889 2,857,059 5,396,667 8,571,177 16,190,001 48,570,003 and 145,710,009, with no remainder.

Since 145,710,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,710,009, 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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