Q: Is 137,175,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,175,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,175,542 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 137175542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 161 322 426,011 852,022 2,982,077 5,964,154 9,798,253 19,596,506 68,587,771 and 137,175,542, with no remainder.

Since 137,175,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,175,542, 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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