Q: Is 139,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,744 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 139744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 88 176 352 397 794 1,588 3,176 4,367 6,352 8,734 12,704 17,468 34,936 69,872 and 139,744, with no remainder.

Since 139,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,744, 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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