Q: Is 147,728 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 147,728 is not a prime number.

Why is 147,728 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 147728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 1,319 2,638 5,276 9,233 10,552 18,466 21,104 36,932 73,864 and 147,728, with no remainder.

Since 147,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,728, 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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