Q: Is 138,188,874 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,188,874 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,188,874 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 138188874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 313 626 939 1,878 73,583 147,166 220,749 441,498 23,031,479 46,062,958 69,094,437 and 138,188,874, with no remainder.

Since 138,188,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,188,874, 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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