Q: Is 138,852,726 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,852,726 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,852,726 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 138852726 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 4,751 4,871 9,502 9,742 14,253 14,613 28,506 29,226 23,142,121 46,284,242 69,426,363 and 138,852,726, with no remainder.

Since 138,852,726 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,852,726, 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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