Q: Is 138,144 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,144 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,144 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 138144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 1,439 2,878 4,317 5,756 8,634 11,512 17,268 23,024 34,536 46,048 69,072 and 138,144, with no remainder.

Since 138,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,144, it is not a prime number.


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