Q: Is 138,654,534 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,654,534 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,654,534 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 138654534 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 1,004,743 2,009,486 3,014,229 6,028,458 23,109,089 46,218,178 69,327,267 and 138,654,534, with no remainder.

Since 138,654,534 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,654,534, 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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