Q: Is 138,148,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,148,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,148,002 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 138148002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 101 202 303 606 909 1,818 75,989 151,978 227,967 455,934 683,901 1,367,802 7,674,889 15,349,778 23,024,667 46,049,334 69,074,001 and 138,148,002, with no remainder.

Since 138,148,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,148,002, 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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