Q: Is 149,737,917 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 149,737,917 is not a prime number.

Why is 149,737,917 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 149737917 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 19 21 57 133 399 375,283 1,125,849 2,626,981 7,130,377 7,880,943 21,391,131 49,912,639 and 149,737,917, with no remainder.

Since 149,737,917 cannot be divided by just 1 and 149,737,917, 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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