Q: Is 137,601,562 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,601,562 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,601,562 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 137601562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 2,311 4,253 4,622 8,506 16,177 29,771 32,354 59,542 9,828,683 19,657,366 68,800,781 and 137,601,562, with no remainder.

Since 137,601,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,601,562, 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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