Q: Is 146,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,900 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 146900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 100 113 130 226 260 325 452 565 650 1,130 1,300 1,469 2,260 2,825 2,938 5,650 5,876 7,345 11,300 14,690 29,380 36,725 73,450 and 146,900, with no remainder.

Since 146,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,900, 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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