Q: Is 146,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,560 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 146560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 229 320 458 640 916 1,145 1,832 2,290 3,664 4,580 7,328 9,160 14,656 18,320 29,312 36,640 73,280 and 146,560, with no remainder.

Since 146,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,560, 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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