Q: Is 146,037,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,037,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,037,003 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 146037003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 147 419 1,257 2,371 2,933 7,113 8,799 16,597 20,531 49,791 61,593 116,179 348,537 993,449 2,980,347 6,954,143 20,862,429 48,679,001 and 146,037,003, with no remainder.

Since 146,037,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,037,003, 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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