Q: Is 138,720,471 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,720,471 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,720,471 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 138720471 can be evenly divided by 1 3 107 139 321 417 3,109 9,327 14,873 44,619 332,663 432,151 997,989 1,296,453 46,240,157 and 138,720,471, with no remainder.

Since 138,720,471 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,720,471, 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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