Q: Is 137,636,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,636,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,636,642 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 137636642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 143 169 286 338 1,859 3,718 37,019 74,038 407,209 481,247 814,418 962,494 5,293,717 6,256,211 10,587,434 12,512,422 68,818,321 and 137,636,642, with no remainder.

Since 137,636,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,636,642, 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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