Q: Is 138,386,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,386,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,386,672 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 138386672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 499 998 1,996 3,992 7,984 17,333 34,666 69,332 138,664 277,328 8,649,167 17,298,334 34,596,668 69,193,336 and 138,386,672, with no remainder.

Since 138,386,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,386,672, 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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