Q: Is 139,851 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,851 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,851 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 139851 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 41 123 369 379 1,137 3,411 15,539 46,617 and 139,851, with no remainder.

Since 139,851 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,851, it is not a prime number.


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Number 139,849139,850139,852139,853
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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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