Q: Is 137,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,496 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 137496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 51 68 102 136 204 337 408 674 1,011 1,348 2,022 2,696 4,044 5,729 8,088 11,458 17,187 22,916 34,374 45,832 68,748 and 137,496, with no remainder.

Since 137,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,496, 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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