Q: Is 137,743,221 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,743,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,743,221 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 137743221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 77 231 596,291 1,788,873 4,174,037 6,559,201 12,522,111 19,677,603 45,914,407 and 137,743,221, with no remainder.

Since 137,743,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,743,221, 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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