Q: Is 146,268 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,268 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,268 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 146268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 51 68 102 153 204 239 306 478 612 717 956 1,434 2,151 2,868 4,063 4,302 8,126 8,604 12,189 16,252 24,378 36,567 48,756 73,134 and 146,268, with no remainder.

Since 146,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,268, 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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