Q: Is 138,513,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,513,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,513,246 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 138513246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 1,039 1,307 2,078 2,614 3,117 3,921 6,234 7,842 17,663 22,219 35,326 44,438 52,989 66,657 105,978 133,314 1,357,973 2,715,946 4,073,919 8,147,838 23,085,541 46,171,082 69,256,623 and 138,513,246, with no remainder.

Since 138,513,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,513,246, 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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