Q: Is 138,544 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,544 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,544 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 138544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 1,237 2,474 4,948 8,659 9,896 17,318 19,792 34,636 69,272 and 138,544, with no remainder.

Since 138,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,544, 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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