Q: Is 138,870,387 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,870,387 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,870,387 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 138870387 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 79 173 237 519 711 1,129 1,557 3,387 10,161 13,667 41,001 89,191 123,003 195,317 267,573 585,951 802,719 1,757,853 15,430,043 46,290,129 and 138,870,387, with no remainder.

Since 138,870,387 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,870,387, 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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