Q: Is 138,609,628 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,609,628 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,609,628 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 138609628 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 53 106 212 653,819 1,307,638 2,615,276 34,652,407 69,304,814 and 138,609,628, with no remainder.

Since 138,609,628 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,609,628, 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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