Q: Is 147,987 a Prime Number?
A: No, 147,987 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 147987 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 29 63 81 87 189 203 243 261 567 609 729 783 1,701 1,827 2,349 5,103 5,481 7,047 16,443 21,141 49,329 and 147,987, with no remainder.
Since 147,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,987, it is not a prime number.