Q: Is 146,365,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,365,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,365,248 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 146365248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 192 762,319 1,524,638 2,286,957 3,049,276 4,573,914 6,098,552 9,147,828 12,197,104 18,295,656 24,394,208 36,591,312 48,788,416 73,182,624 and 146,365,248, with no remainder.

Since 146,365,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,365,248, 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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