Q: Is 137,228 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,228 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,228 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 137228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 13 14 26 28 29 52 58 91 116 169 182 203 338 364 377 406 676 754 812 1,183 1,508 2,366 2,639 4,732 4,901 5,278 9,802 10,556 19,604 34,307 68,614 and 137,228, with no remainder.

Since 137,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,228, 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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