Q: Is 137,200,878 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,200,878 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,200,878 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 137200878 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 846,919 1,693,838 2,540,757 5,081,514 7,622,271 15,244,542 22,866,813 45,733,626 68,600,439 and 137,200,878, with no remainder.

Since 137,200,878 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,200,878, 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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