Q: Is 139,042,556 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,042,556 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,042,556 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 139042556 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 1,097 2,194 4,388 31,687 63,374 126,748 34,760,639 69,521,278 and 139,042,556, with no remainder.

Since 139,042,556 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,042,556, 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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