Q: Is 149,446,870 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 149,446,870 is not a prime number.

Why is 149,446,870 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 149446870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 23 46 115 230 649,769 1,299,538 3,248,845 6,497,690 14,944,687 29,889,374 74,723,435 and 149,446,870, with no remainder.

Since 149,446,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 149,446,870, 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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