Q: Is 137,743,224 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,743,224 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,743,224 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 137743224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 5,739,301 11,478,602 17,217,903 22,957,204 34,435,806 45,914,408 68,871,612 and 137,743,224, with no remainder.

Since 137,743,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,743,224, 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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