Q: Is 139,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,888 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 139888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 1,249 2,498 4,996 8,743 9,992 17,486 19,984 34,972 69,944 and 139,888, with no remainder.

Since 139,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,888, 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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