Q: Is 138,713,157 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,713,157 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,713,157 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 138713157 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 1,087 1,289 3,261 3,867 9,783 11,601 11,957 14,179 35,871 42,537 107,613 127,611 1,401,143 4,203,429 12,610,287 15,412,573 46,237,719 and 138,713,157, with no remainder.

Since 138,713,157 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,713,157, 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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