Q: Is 128,538 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 128,538 is not a prime number.

Why is 128,538 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 128538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 37 74 111 193 222 333 386 579 666 1,158 1,737 3,474 7,141 14,282 21,423 42,846 64,269 and 128,538, with no remainder.

Since 128,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 128,538, 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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