Q: Is 146,234 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,234 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,234 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 146234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 17 22 23 34 46 187 253 289 374 391 506 578 782 3,179 4,301 6,358 6,647 8,602 13,294 73,117 and 146,234, with no remainder.

Since 146,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,234, 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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