Q: Is 147,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 147,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 147,520 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 147520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 461 922 1,844 2,305 3,688 4,610 7,376 9,220 14,752 18,440 29,504 36,880 73,760 and 147,520, with no remainder.

Since 147,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,520, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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