Q: Is 138,720,476 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,720,476 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,720,476 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 138720476 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 97 194 388 1,649 3,298 6,596 21,031 42,062 84,124 357,527 715,054 1,430,108 2,040,007 4,080,014 8,160,028 34,680,119 69,360,238 and 138,720,476, with no remainder.

Since 138,720,476 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,720,476, 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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