Q: Is 147,189 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 147,189 is not a prime number.

Why is 147,189 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 147189 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 43 129 163 301 489 903 1,141 3,423 7,009 21,027 49,063 and 147,189, with no remainder.

Since 147,189 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,189, it is not a prime number.


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Number 147,187147,188147,190147,191
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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