Q: Is 139,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,500 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 139500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 31 36 45 50 60 62 75 90 93 100 124 125 150 155 180 186 225 250 279 300 310 372 375 450 465 500 558 620 750 775 900 930 1,116 1,125 1,395 1,500 1,550 1,860 2,250 2,325 2,790 3,100 3,875 4,500 4,650 5,580 6,975 7,750 9,300 11,625 13,950 15,500 23,250 27,900 34,875 46,500 69,750 and 139,500, with no remainder.

Since 139,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,500, it is not a prime number.


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