Q: Is 139,427,673 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,427,673 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,427,673 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 139427673 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 77 231 277 831 1,939 2,179 3,047 5,817 6,537 9,141 15,253 21,329 23,969 45,759 63,987 71,907 167,783 503,349 603,583 1,810,749 4,225,081 6,639,413 12,675,243 19,918,239 46,475,891 and 139,427,673, with no remainder.

Since 139,427,673 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,427,673, 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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