Q: Is 138,520,854 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,520,854 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,520,854 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 138520854 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 855,067 1,710,134 2,565,201 5,130,402 7,695,603 15,391,206 23,086,809 46,173,618 69,260,427 and 138,520,854, with no remainder.

Since 138,520,854 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,520,854, 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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