Q: Is 3,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,138 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 3138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 523 1,046 1,569 and 3,138, with no remainder.

Since 3,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,138, it is not a prime number.


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