Q: Is 147,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 147,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 147,980 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 147980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 49 70 98 140 151 196 245 302 490 604 755 980 1,057 1,510 2,114 3,020 4,228 5,285 7,399 10,570 14,798 21,140 29,596 36,995 73,990 and 147,980, with no remainder.

Since 147,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,980, 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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