Q: Is 137,440 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,440 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,440 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 137440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 859 1,718 3,436 4,295 6,872 8,590 13,744 17,180 27,488 34,360 68,720 and 137,440, with no remainder.

Since 137,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,440, 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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