Q: Is 137,553,579 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,553,579 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,553,579 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 137553579 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 153 459 299,681 899,043 2,697,129 5,094,577 8,091,387 15,283,731 45,851,193 and 137,553,579, with no remainder.

Since 137,553,579 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,553,579, 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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