Q: Is 148,291 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 148,291 is not a prime number.

Why is 148,291 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 148291 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 17 61 143 187 221 671 793 1,037 2,431 8,723 11,407 13,481 and 148,291, with no remainder.

Since 148,291 cannot be divided by just 1 and 148,291, it is not a prime number.


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Number 148,289148,290148,292148,293
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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