Q: Is 139,256 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,256 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,256 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 139256 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 103 104 169 206 338 412 676 824 1,339 1,352 2,678 5,356 10,712 17,407 34,814 69,628 and 139,256, with no remainder.

Since 139,256 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,256, 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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