Q: Is 138,845,886 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,845,886 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,845,886 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 138845886 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 83 166 249 498 278,807 557,614 836,421 1,672,842 23,140,981 46,281,962 69,422,943 and 138,845,886, with no remainder.

Since 138,845,886 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,845,886, 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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