Q: Is 137,657,478 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,657,478 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,657,478 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 137657478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 3,277,559 6,555,118 9,832,677 19,665,354 22,942,913 45,885,826 68,828,739 and 137,657,478, with no remainder.

Since 137,657,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,657,478, 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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