Q: Is 139,376 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,376 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,376 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 139376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 62 124 248 281 496 562 1,124 2,248 4,496 8,711 17,422 34,844 69,688 and 139,376, with no remainder.

Since 139,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,376, 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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