Q: Is 138,852,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,852,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,852,724 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 138852724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 59 118 236 588,359 1,176,718 2,353,436 34,713,181 69,426,362 and 138,852,724, with no remainder.

Since 138,852,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,852,724, 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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