Q: Is 146,156,562 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,156,562 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,156,562 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 146156562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 902,201 1,804,402 2,706,603 5,413,206 8,119,809 16,239,618 24,359,427 48,718,854 73,078,281 and 146,156,562, with no remainder.

Since 146,156,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,156,562, 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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