Q: Is 146,255,923 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,255,923 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,255,923 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 146255923 can be evenly divided by 1 11 31 341 439 977 4,829 10,747 13,609 30,287 149,699 333,157 428,903 4,717,933 13,295,993 and 146,255,923, with no remainder.

Since 146,255,923 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,255,923, 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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