Q: Is 141,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 141,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 141,744 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 141744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 2,953 5,906 8,859 11,812 17,718 23,624 35,436 47,248 70,872 and 141,744, with no remainder.

Since 141,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 141,744, it is not a prime number.


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