Q: Is 139,728 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,728 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,728 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 139728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 41 48 71 82 123 142 164 213 246 284 328 426 492 568 656 852 984 1,136 1,704 1,968 2,911 3,408 5,822 8,733 11,644 17,466 23,288 34,932 46,576 69,864 and 139,728, with no remainder.

Since 139,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,728, it is not a prime number.


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