Q: Is 137,002,827 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,002,827 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,002,827 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 137002827 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 53 79 159 237 689 839 1,027 2,067 2,517 3,081 4,187 10,907 12,561 32,721 44,467 54,431 66,281 133,401 163,293 198,843 578,071 861,653 1,734,213 2,584,959 3,512,893 10,538,679 45,667,609 and 137,002,827, with no remainder.

Since 137,002,827 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,002,827, 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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