Q: Is 137,704,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,704,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,704,242 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 137704242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 139 169 278 338 417 507 834 977 1,014 1,807 1,954 2,931 3,614 5,421 5,862 10,842 12,701 23,491 25,402 38,103 46,982 70,473 76,206 135,803 140,946 165,113 271,606 330,226 407,409 495,339 814,818 990,678 1,765,439 3,530,878 5,296,317 10,592,634 22,950,707 45,901,414 68,852,121 and 137,704,242, with no remainder.

Since 137,704,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,704,242, 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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