Q: Is 147,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 147,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 147,072 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 147072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 128 192 383 384 766 1,149 1,532 2,298 3,064 4,596 6,128 9,192 12,256 18,384 24,512 36,768 49,024 73,536 and 147,072, with no remainder.

Since 147,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,072, it is not a prime number.


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