Q: Is 137,717,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,717,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,717,428 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 137717428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 67 134 268 513,871 1,027,742 2,055,484 34,429,357 68,858,714 and 137,717,428, with no remainder.

Since 137,717,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,717,428, 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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