Q: Is 146,852,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,852,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,852,008 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 146852008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 2,081 4,162 8,324 8,821 16,648 17,642 35,284 70,568 18,356,501 36,713,002 73,426,004 and 146,852,008, with no remainder.

Since 146,852,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,852,008, 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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