Q: Is 147,952 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 147,952 is not a prime number.

Why is 147,952 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 147952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 1,321 2,642 5,284 9,247 10,568 18,494 21,136 36,988 73,976 and 147,952, with no remainder.

Since 147,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,952, 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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