Q: Is 138,516,556 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,516,556 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,516,556 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 138516556 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 62 124 1,117,069 2,234,138 4,468,276 34,629,139 69,258,278 and 138,516,556, with no remainder.

Since 138,516,556 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,516,556, 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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