Q: Is 146,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,940 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 146940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 31 60 62 79 93 124 155 158 186 237 310 316 372 395 465 474 620 790 930 948 1,185 1,580 1,860 2,370 2,449 4,740 4,898 7,347 9,796 12,245 14,694 24,490 29,388 36,735 48,980 73,470 and 146,940, with no remainder.

Since 146,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,940, it is not a prime number.


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