Q: Is 147,800 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 147,800 is not a prime number.

Why is 147,800 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 147800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 739 1,478 2,956 3,695 5,912 7,390 14,780 18,475 29,560 36,950 73,900 and 147,800, with no remainder.

Since 147,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,800, it is not a prime number.


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