Q: Is 138,242,419 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,242,419 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,242,419 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 138242419 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 119 163 1,141 2,771 7,127 19,397 49,889 121,159 848,113 1,161,701 8,131,907 19,748,917 and 138,242,419, with no remainder.

Since 138,242,419 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,242,419, 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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