Q: Is 138,282,264 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,282,264 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,282,264 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 138282264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 1,920,587 3,841,174 5,761,761 7,682,348 11,523,522 15,364,696 17,285,283 23,047,044 34,570,566 46,094,088 69,141,132 and 138,282,264, with no remainder.

Since 138,282,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,282,264, 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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