Q: Is 146,500 a Prime Number?
A: No, 146,500 is 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 146500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 293 500 586 1,172 1,465 2,930 5,860 7,325 14,650 29,300 36,625 73,250 and 146,500, with no remainder.
Since 146,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,500, it is not a prime number.