Q: Is 137,408,031 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,408,031 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,408,031 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 137408031 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 127 239 381 503 717 1,143 1,509 2,151 4,527 30,353 63,881 91,059 120,217 191,643 273,177 360,651 574,929 1,081,953 15,267,559 45,802,677 and 137,408,031, with no remainder.

Since 137,408,031 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,408,031, 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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