Q: Is 148,020,237 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 148,020,237 is not a prime number.

Why is 148,020,237 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 148020237 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 853 2,559 6,427 7,677 19,281 23,031 57,843 173,529 5,482,231 16,446,693 49,340,079 and 148,020,237, with no remainder.

Since 148,020,237 cannot be divided by just 1 and 148,020,237, 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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