Q: Is 138,005,179 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,005,179 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,005,179 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 138005179 can be evenly divided by 1 13 79 83 1,027 1,079 1,619 6,557 21,047 85,241 127,901 134,377 1,662,713 1,746,901 10,615,783 and 138,005,179, with no remainder.

Since 138,005,179 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,005,179, 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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