Q: Is 138,840,318 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,840,318 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,840,318 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 138840318 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 857,039 1,714,078 2,571,117 5,142,234 7,713,351 15,426,702 23,140,053 46,280,106 69,420,159 and 138,840,318, with no remainder.

Since 138,840,318 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,840,318, 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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