Q: Is 146,707,688 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,707,688 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,707,688 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 146707688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 1,078,733 2,157,466 4,314,932 8,629,864 18,338,461 36,676,922 73,353,844 and 146,707,688, with no remainder.

Since 146,707,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,707,688, 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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