Q: Is 138,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,888 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 138888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 643 1,286 1,929 2,572 3,858 5,144 5,787 7,716 11,574 15,432 17,361 23,148 34,722 46,296 69,444 and 138,888, with no remainder.

Since 138,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,888, it is not a prime number.


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