Q: Is 147,920 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 147,920 is not a prime number.

Why is 147,920 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 147920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 43 80 86 172 215 344 430 688 860 1,720 1,849 3,440 3,698 7,396 9,245 14,792 18,490 29,584 36,980 73,960 and 147,920, with no remainder.

Since 147,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,920, it is not a prime number.


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