Q: Is 139,427,679 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,427,679 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,427,679 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 139427679 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 29 59 69 87 177 667 1,181 1,357 1,711 2,001 3,543 4,071 5,133 27,163 34,249 39,353 69,679 81,489 102,747 118,059 209,037 787,727 1,602,617 2,020,691 2,363,181 4,807,851 6,062,073 46,475,893 and 139,427,679, with no remainder.

Since 139,427,679 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,427,679, 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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