Q: Is 146,492,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,492,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,492,848 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 146492848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 53 106 212 424 848 172,751 345,502 691,004 1,382,008 2,764,016 9,155,803 18,311,606 36,623,212 73,246,424 and 146,492,848, with no remainder.

Since 146,492,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,492,848, 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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