Q: Is 139,952 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,952 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,952 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 139952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 8,747 17,494 34,988 69,976 and 139,952, with no remainder.

Since 139,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,952, it is not a prime number.


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Number 139,950139,951139,953139,954
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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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