Q: Is 146,298,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,298,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,298,572 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 146298572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 727 1,454 2,908 5,089 7,187 10,178 14,374 20,356 28,748 50,309 100,618 201,236 5,224,949 10,449,898 20,899,796 36,574,643 73,149,286 and 146,298,572, with no remainder.

Since 146,298,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,298,572, 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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