Q: Is 138,285,857 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,285,857 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,285,857 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 138285857 can be evenly divided by 1 19 149 2,831 48,847 928,093 7,278,203 and 138,285,857, with no remainder.

Since 138,285,857 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,285,857, 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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