Q: Is 147,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 147,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 147,424 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 147424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 68 136 271 272 542 544 1,084 2,168 4,336 4,607 8,672 9,214 18,428 36,856 73,712 and 147,424, with no remainder.

Since 147,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,424, it is not a prime number.


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