Q: Is 146,237,574 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,237,574 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,237,574 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 146237574 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 3,481,847 6,963,694 10,445,541 20,891,082 24,372,929 48,745,858 73,118,787 and 146,237,574, with no remainder.

Since 146,237,574 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,237,574, 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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