Q: Is 146,017,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,017,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,017,072 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 146017072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 41 82 164 328 656 222,587 445,174 890,348 1,780,696 3,561,392 9,126,067 18,252,134 36,504,268 73,008,536 and 146,017,072, with no remainder.

Since 146,017,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,017,072, 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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