Q: Is 139,600 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,600 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,600 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 139600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 200 349 400 698 1,396 1,745 2,792 3,490 5,584 6,980 8,725 13,960 17,450 27,920 34,900 69,800 and 139,600, with no remainder.

Since 139,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,600, it is not a prime number.


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