Q: Is 139,876 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,876 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,876 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 139876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 17 22 34 44 68 121 187 242 289 374 484 578 748 1,156 2,057 3,179 4,114 6,358 8,228 12,716 34,969 69,938 and 139,876, with no remainder.

Since 139,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,876, 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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