Q: Is 137,740,856 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,740,856 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,740,856 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 137740856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 223 446 892 1,784 2,453 4,906 7,019 9,812 14,038 19,624 28,076 56,152 77,209 154,418 308,836 617,672 1,565,237 3,130,474 6,260,948 12,521,896 17,217,607 34,435,214 68,870,428 and 137,740,856, with no remainder.

Since 137,740,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,740,856, 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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