Q: Is 139,799 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,799 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,799 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 139799 can be evenly divided by 1 11 71 179 781 1,969 12,709 and 139,799, with no remainder.

Since 139,799 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,799, it is not a prime number.


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