Q: Is 138,845,885 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,845,885 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,845,885 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 138845885 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 41 85 205 697 3,485 39,841 199,205 677,297 1,633,481 3,386,485 8,167,405 27,769,177 and 138,845,885, with no remainder.

Since 138,845,885 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,845,885, 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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