Q: Is 137,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,540 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 137540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 23 26 46 52 65 92 115 130 230 260 299 460 529 598 1,058 1,196 1,495 2,116 2,645 2,990 5,290 5,980 6,877 10,580 13,754 27,508 34,385 68,770 and 137,540, with no remainder.

Since 137,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,540, 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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