Q: Is 137,720,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,720,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,720,424 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 137720424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 5,738,351 11,476,702 17,215,053 22,953,404 34,430,106 45,906,808 68,860,212 and 137,720,424, with no remainder.

Since 137,720,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,720,424, 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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