Q: Is 139,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,240 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 139240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 59 118 236 295 472 590 1,180 2,360 3,481 6,962 13,924 17,405 27,848 34,810 69,620 and 139,240, with no remainder.

Since 139,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,240, it is not a prime number.


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