Q: Is 139,792 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,792 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,792 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 139792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 8,737 17,474 34,948 69,896 and 139,792, with no remainder.

Since 139,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,792, it is not a prime number.


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Number 139,790139,791139,793139,794
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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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