Q: Is 138,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,942 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 138942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 31 54 62 83 93 166 186 249 279 498 558 747 837 1,494 1,674 2,241 2,573 4,482 5,146 7,719 15,438 23,157 46,314 69,471 and 138,942, with no remainder.

Since 138,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,942, it is not a prime number.


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