Q: Is 139,429,161 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,429,161 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,429,161 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 139429161 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 71 213 639 1,917 72,733 218,199 654,597 1,963,791 5,164,043 15,492,129 46,476,387 and 139,429,161, with no remainder.

Since 139,429,161 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,429,161, 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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