Q: Is 148,502 a Prime Number?

A: No, 148,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 148,502 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 148502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 41 82 1,811 3,622 74,251 and 148,502, with no remainder.

Since 148,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 148,502, it is not a prime number.

Number	148,500	148,501	148,503	148,504
Prime?	no	yes	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

General Questions

Factoring Questions

Calculation Questions

Miscellaneous Questions