Q: Is 137,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,472 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 137472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 128 179 192 256 358 384 537 716 768 1,074 1,432 2,148 2,864 4,296 5,728 8,592 11,456 17,184 22,912 34,368 45,824 68,736 and 137,472, with no remainder.

Since 137,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,472, 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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