Q: Is 138,853 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,853 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,853 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 138853 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 143 971 10,681 12,623 and 138,853, with no remainder.

Since 138,853 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,853, it is not a prime number.


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Number 138,851138,852138,854138,855
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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