Q: Is 137,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,424 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 137424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 409 818 1,227 1,636 2,454 2,863 3,272 4,908 5,726 6,544 8,589 9,816 11,452 17,178 19,632 22,904 34,356 45,808 68,712 and 137,424, with no remainder.

Since 137,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,424, 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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