Q: Is 146,667,699 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,667,699 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,667,699 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 146667699 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 659 1,977 5,931 8,243 17,793 24,729 74,187 222,561 5,432,137 16,296,411 48,889,233 and 146,667,699, with no remainder.

Since 146,667,699 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,667,699, 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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