Q: Is 137,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,238 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 137238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 89 178 257 267 514 534 771 1,542 22,873 45,746 68,619 and 137,238, with no remainder.

Since 137,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,238, it is not a prime number.


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