Q: Is 138,296 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,296 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,296 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 138296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 59 118 236 293 472 586 1,172 2,344 17,287 34,574 69,148 and 138,296, with no remainder.

Since 138,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,296, 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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