Q: Is 139,587 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,587 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,587 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 139587 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 23 51 69 119 161 289 357 391 483 867 1,173 2,023 2,737 6,069 6,647 8,211 19,941 46,529 and 139,587, with no remainder.

Since 139,587 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,587, it is not a prime number.


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