Q: Is 138,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,968 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 138968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 29 58 116 232 599 1,198 2,396 4,792 17,371 34,742 69,484 and 138,968, with no remainder.

Since 138,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,968, it is not a prime number.


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