Q: Is 138,171,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,171,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,171,504 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 138171504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 2,878,573 5,757,146 8,635,719 11,514,292 17,271,438 23,028,584 34,542,876 46,057,168 69,085,752 and 138,171,504, with no remainder.

Since 138,171,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,171,504, 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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