Q: Is 138,746,853 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,746,853 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,746,853 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 138746853 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 43 63 129 301 387 903 2,709 51,217 153,651 358,519 460,953 1,075,557 2,202,331 3,226,671 6,606,993 15,416,317 19,820,979 46,248,951 and 138,746,853, with no remainder.

Since 138,746,853 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,746,853, 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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