Q: Is 138,985 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,985 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,985 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 138985 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 11 19 35 55 77 95 133 209 361 385 665 1,045 1,463 1,805 2,527 3,971 7,315 12,635 19,855 27,797 and 138,985, with no remainder.

Since 138,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,985, 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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