Q: Is 147,202,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 147,202,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 147,202,744 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 147202744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 1,415,411 2,830,822 5,661,644 11,323,288 18,400,343 36,800,686 73,601,372 and 147,202,744, with no remainder.

Since 147,202,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,202,744, 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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