Q: Is 138,742,808 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,742,808 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,742,808 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 138742808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 46 92 184 754,037 1,508,074 3,016,148 6,032,296 17,342,851 34,685,702 69,371,404 and 138,742,808, with no remainder.

Since 138,742,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,742,808, 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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