Q: Is 149,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 149,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 149,000 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 149000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 149 200 250 298 500 596 745 1,000 1,192 1,490 2,980 3,725 5,960 7,450 14,900 18,625 29,800 37,250 74,500 and 149,000, with no remainder.

Since 149,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 149,000, 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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