Q: Is 138,000,262 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,000,262 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,000,262 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 138000262 can be evenly divided by 1 2 257 383 514 701 766 1,402 98,431 180,157 196,862 268,483 360,314 536,966 69,000,131 and 138,000,262, with no remainder.

Since 138,000,262 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,000,262, 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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