Q: Is 138,555,554 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,555,554 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,555,554 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 138555554 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 1,439 1,553 2,878 3,106 44,609 48,143 89,218 96,286 2,234,767 4,469,534 69,277,777 and 138,555,554, with no remainder.

Since 138,555,554 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,555,554, 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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