Q: Is 137,661,372 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,661,372 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,661,372 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 137661372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 3,823,927 7,647,854 11,471,781 15,295,708 22,943,562 34,415,343 45,887,124 68,830,686 and 137,661,372, with no remainder.

Since 137,661,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,661,372, 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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