Q: Is 149,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 149,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 149,744 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 149744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 49 56 98 112 191 196 382 392 764 784 1,337 1,528 2,674 3,056 5,348 9,359 10,696 18,718 21,392 37,436 74,872 and 149,744, with no remainder.

Since 149,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 149,744, 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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