Q: Is 138,407,178 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,407,178 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,407,178 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 138407178 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 39 42 78 91 182 273 546 253,493 506,986 760,479 1,520,958 1,774,451 3,295,409 3,548,902 5,323,353 6,590,818 9,886,227 10,646,706 19,772,454 23,067,863 46,135,726 69,203,589 and 138,407,178, with no remainder.

Since 138,407,178 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,407,178, 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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