Q: Is 138,438,774 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,438,774 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,438,774 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 138438774 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 137 274 411 822 1,233 2,466 3,699 7,398 18,713 37,426 56,139 112,278 168,417 336,834 505,251 1,010,502 2,563,681 5,127,362 7,691,043 15,382,086 23,073,129 46,146,258 69,219,387 and 138,438,774, with no remainder.

Since 138,438,774 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,438,774, 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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