Q: Is 139,992 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,992 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,992 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 139992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 57 76 114 152 228 307 456 614 921 1,228 1,842 2,456 3,684 5,833 7,368 11,666 17,499 23,332 34,998 46,664 69,996 and 139,992, with no remainder.

Since 139,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,992, 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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