Q: Is 137,176,739 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,176,739 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,176,739 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 137176739 can be evenly divided by 1 7 61 103 427 721 3,119 6,283 21,833 43,981 190,259 321,257 1,331,813 2,248,799 19,596,677 and 137,176,739, with no remainder.

Since 137,176,739 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,176,739, 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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