Q: Is 144,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,560 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 144560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 40 52 65 80 104 130 139 208 260 278 520 556 695 1,040 1,112 1,390 1,807 2,224 2,780 3,614 5,560 7,228 9,035 11,120 14,456 18,070 28,912 36,140 72,280 and 144,560, with no remainder.

Since 144,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,560, 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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