Q: Is 137,656,503 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,656,503 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,656,503 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 137656503 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 131 393 1,179 3,537 10,611 12,973 38,919 116,757 350,271 1,050,813 1,699,463 5,098,389 15,295,167 45,885,501 and 137,656,503, with no remainder.

Since 137,656,503 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,656,503, 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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