Q: Is 148,986 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 148,986 is not a prime number.

Why is 148,986 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 148986 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 31 54 62 89 93 178 186 267 279 534 558 801 837 1,602 1,674 2,403 2,759 4,806 5,518 8,277 16,554 24,831 49,662 74,493 and 148,986, with no remainder.

Since 148,986 cannot be divided by just 1 and 148,986, 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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