Q: Is 147,940 a Prime Number?
A: No, 147,940 is 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 147940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 569 1,138 2,276 2,845 5,690 7,397 11,380 14,794 29,588 36,985 73,970 and 147,940, with no remainder.
Since 147,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,940, it is not a prime number.