Q: Is 138,588,327 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,588,327 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,588,327 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 138588327 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 149 447 1,341 4,023 11,483 12,069 34,449 103,347 310,041 930,123 1,710,967 5,132,901 15,398,703 46,196,109 and 138,588,327, with no remainder.

Since 138,588,327 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,588,327, 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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