Q: Is 149,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 149,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 149,960 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 149960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 46 92 115 163 184 230 326 460 652 815 920 1,304 1,630 3,260 3,749 6,520 7,498 14,996 18,745 29,992 37,490 74,980 and 149,960, with no remainder.

Since 149,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 149,960, 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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