Q: Is 146,425,279 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,425,279 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,425,279 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 146425279 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 13 49 77 91 143 539 637 1,001 7,007 20,897 146,279 229,867 271,661 1,023,953 1,609,069 1,901,627 2,988,271 11,263,483 13,311,389 20,917,897 and 146,425,279, with no remainder.

Since 146,425,279 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,425,279, 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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