Q: Is 146,310,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,310,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,310,488 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 146310488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 38 76 152 962,569 1,925,138 3,850,276 7,700,552 18,288,811 36,577,622 73,155,244 and 146,310,488, with no remainder.

Since 146,310,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,310,488, 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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