Q: Is 148,296 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 148,296 is not a prime number.

Why is 148,296 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 148296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 37 74 111 148 167 222 296 334 444 501 668 888 1,002 1,336 2,004 4,008 6,179 12,358 18,537 24,716 37,074 49,432 74,148 and 148,296, with no remainder.

Since 148,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 148,296, 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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