Q: Is 147,346,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 147,346,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 147,346,002 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 147346002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 313 626 939 1,878 2,817 5,634 26,153 52,306 78,459 156,918 235,377 470,754 8,185,889 16,371,778 24,557,667 49,115,334 73,673,001 and 147,346,002, with no remainder.

Since 147,346,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,346,002, 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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