Q: Is 138,662,237 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,662,237 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,662,237 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 138662237 can be evenly divided by 1 7 211 269 349 1,477 1,883 2,443 56,759 73,639 93,881 397,313 515,473 657,167 19,808,891 and 138,662,237, with no remainder.

Since 138,662,237 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,662,237, 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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