Q: Is 138,000,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,000,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,000,005 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 138000005 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 13 55 65 143 257 715 751 1,285 2,827 3,341 3,755 8,261 9,763 14,135 16,705 36,751 41,305 48,815 107,393 183,755 193,007 536,965 965,035 2,123,077 2,509,091 10,615,385 12,545,455 27,600,001 and 138,000,005, with no remainder.

Since 138,000,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,000,005, 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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