Q: Is 137,604,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,604,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,604,138 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 137604138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 709 1,418 2,127 4,254 4,621 4,963 9,242 9,926 13,863 14,889 27,726 29,778 32,347 64,694 97,041 194,082 3,276,289 6,552,578 9,828,867 19,657,734 22,934,023 45,868,046 68,802,069 and 137,604,138, with no remainder.

Since 137,604,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,604,138, 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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