Q: Is 139,995 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,995 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,995 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 139995 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 17 27 45 51 61 85 135 153 183 255 305 459 549 765 915 1,037 1,647 2,295 2,745 3,111 5,185 8,235 9,333 15,555 27,999 46,665 and 139,995, with no remainder.

Since 139,995 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,995, 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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