Q: Is 138,684,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,684,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,684,872 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 138684872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 2,467 4,934 7,027 9,868 14,054 19,736 28,108 56,216 17,335,609 34,671,218 69,342,436 and 138,684,872, with no remainder.

Since 138,684,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,684,872, 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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