Q: Is 138,837,258 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,837,258 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,837,258 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 138837258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 1,101,883 2,203,766 3,305,649 6,611,298 7,713,181 9,916,947 15,426,362 19,833,894 23,139,543 46,279,086 69,418,629 and 138,837,258, with no remainder.

Since 138,837,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,837,258, 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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