Q: Is 139,042,558 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,042,558 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,042,558 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 139042558 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 823 1,646 4,969 9,938 13,991 27,982 84,473 168,946 4,089,487 8,178,974 69,521,279 and 139,042,558, with no remainder.

Since 139,042,558 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,042,558, 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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