Q: Is 138,513,243 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,513,243 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,513,243 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 138513243 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 131 179 393 537 1,441 1,969 4,323 5,907 23,449 32,041 70,347 96,123 257,939 352,451 773,817 1,057,353 4,197,371 12,592,113 46,171,081 and 138,513,243, with no remainder.

Since 138,513,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,513,243, 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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