Q: Is 139,042,559 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,042,559 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,042,559 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 139042559 can be evenly divided by 1 29 37 101 1,073 1,283 2,929 3,737 37,207 47,471 108,373 129,583 1,376,659 3,757,907 4,794,571 and 139,042,559, with no remainder.

Since 139,042,559 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,042,559, 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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