Q: Is 138,471,664 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,471,664 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,471,664 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 138471664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 509,087 1,018,174 2,036,348 4,072,696 8,145,392 8,654,479 17,308,958 34,617,916 69,235,832 and 138,471,664, with no remainder.

Since 138,471,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,471,664, 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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