Q: Is 145,721,823 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 145,721,823 is not a prime number.

Why is 145,721,823 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 145721823 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 281 843 3,653 10,959 13,297 39,891 172,861 518,583 3,736,457 11,209,371 48,573,941 and 145,721,823, with no remainder.

Since 145,721,823 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,721,823, 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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