Q: Is 138,507,837 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,507,837 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,507,837 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 138507837 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 169 257 507 771 1,063 3,189 3,341 10,023 13,819 41,457 43,433 130,299 179,647 273,191 538,941 819,573 3,551,483 10,654,449 46,169,279 and 138,507,837, with no remainder.

Since 138,507,837 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,507,837, 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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