Q: Is 137,421,890 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,421,890 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,421,890 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 137421890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 47 94 235 470 2,209 4,418 6,221 11,045 12,442 22,090 31,105 62,210 292,387 584,774 1,461,935 2,923,870 13,742,189 27,484,378 68,710,945 and 137,421,890, with no remainder.

Since 137,421,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,421,890, 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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