Q: Is 146,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,960 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 146960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 40 44 55 80 88 110 167 176 220 334 440 668 835 880 1,336 1,670 1,837 2,672 3,340 3,674 6,680 7,348 9,185 13,360 14,696 18,370 29,392 36,740 73,480 and 146,960, with no remainder.

Since 146,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,960, it is not a prime number.


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