Q: Is 139,522,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 139,522,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 139,522,072 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 139522072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 248 562,589 1,125,178 2,250,356 4,500,712 17,440,259 34,880,518 69,761,036 and 139,522,072, with no remainder.

Since 139,522,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,522,072, 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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