Q: Is 138,646,838 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,646,838 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,646,838 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 138646838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 19 22 38 209 418 331,691 663,382 3,648,601 6,302,129 7,297,202 12,604,258 69,323,419 and 138,646,838, with no remainder.

Since 138,646,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,646,838, 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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