Q: Is 138,171,512 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,171,512 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,171,512 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 138171512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 1,015,967 2,031,934 4,063,868 8,127,736 17,271,439 34,542,878 69,085,756 and 138,171,512, with no remainder.

Since 138,171,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,171,512, 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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