Q: Is 137,831,517 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,831,517 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,831,517 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 137831517 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 1,487 3,433 4,461 10,299 13,383 30,897 40,149 92,691 5,104,871 15,314,613 45,943,839 and 137,831,517, with no remainder.

Since 137,831,517 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,831,517, 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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