Q: Is 147,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 147,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 147,840 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 147840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 20 21 22 24 28 30 32 33 35 40 42 44 48 55 56 60 64 66 70 77 80 84 88 96 105 110 112 120 128 132 140 154 160 165 168 176 192 210 220 224 231 240 264 280 308 320 330 336 352 384 385 420 440 448 462 480 528 560 616 640 660 672 704 770 840 880 896 924 960 1,056 1,120 1,155 1,232 1,320 1,344 1,408 1,540 1,680 1,760 1,848 1,920 2,112 2,240 2,310 2,464 2,640 2,688 3,080 3,360 3,520 3,696 4,224 4,480 4,620 4,928 5,280 6,160 6,720 7,040 7,392 9,240 9,856 10,560 12,320 13,440 14,784 18,480 21,120 24,640 29,568 36,960 49,280 73,920 and 147,840, with no remainder.

Since 147,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,840, 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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