Q: Is 145,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 145,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 145,840 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 145840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 1,823 3,646 7,292 9,115 14,584 18,230 29,168 36,460 72,920 and 145,840, with no remainder.

Since 145,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,840, 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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