Q: Is 137,532,501 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,532,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,532,501 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 137532501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 89 103 267 309 801 927 1,667 5,001 9,167 15,003 27,501 82,503 148,363 171,701 445,089 515,103 1,335,267 1,545,309 15,281,389 45,844,167 and 137,532,501, with no remainder.

Since 137,532,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,532,501, 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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