Q: Is 139,568 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,568 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,568 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 139568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 16 22 26 44 52 61 88 104 122 143 176 208 244 286 488 572 671 793 976 1,144 1,342 1,586 2,288 2,684 3,172 5,368 6,344 8,723 10,736 12,688 17,446 34,892 69,784 and 139,568, with no remainder.

Since 139,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,568, 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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