Q: Is 148,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 148,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 148,520 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 148520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 47 79 94 158 188 235 316 376 395 470 632 790 940 1,580 1,880 3,160 3,713 7,426 14,852 18,565 29,704 37,130 74,260 and 148,520, with no remainder.

Since 148,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 148,520, 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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