Q: Is 138,556 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,556 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,556 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 138556 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 47 67 94 134 188 268 517 737 1,034 1,474 2,068 2,948 3,149 6,298 12,596 34,639 69,278 and 138,556, with no remainder.

Since 138,556 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,556, 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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