Q: Is 147,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 147,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 147,720 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 147720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 1,231 2,462 3,693 4,924 6,155 7,386 9,848 12,310 14,772 18,465 24,620 29,544 36,930 49,240 73,860 and 147,720, with no remainder.

Since 147,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,720, 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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