Q: Is 149,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 149,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 149,968 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 149968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 52 56 91 103 104 112 182 206 208 364 412 721 728 824 1,339 1,442 1,456 1,648 2,678 2,884 5,356 5,768 9,373 10,712 11,536 18,746 21,424 37,492 74,984 and 149,968, with no remainder.

Since 149,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 149,968, it is not a prime number.


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