Q: Is 137,473,456 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,473,456 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,473,456 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 137473456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 58 116 232 464 296,279 592,558 1,185,116 2,370,232 4,740,464 8,592,091 17,184,182 34,368,364 68,736,728 and 137,473,456, with no remainder.

Since 137,473,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,473,456, 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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