Q: Is 148,988 a Prime Number?
A: No, 148,988 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 148988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 68 119 238 313 476 626 1,252 2,191 4,382 5,321 8,764 10,642 21,284 37,247 74,494 and 148,988, with no remainder.
Since 148,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 148,988, it is not a prime number.