Q: Is 137,862 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,862 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,862 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 137862 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 27 37 46 54 69 74 81 111 138 162 207 222 333 414 621 666 851 999 1,242 1,702 1,863 1,998 2,553 2,997 3,726 5,106 5,994 7,659 15,318 22,977 45,954 68,931 and 137,862, with no remainder.

Since 137,862 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,862, 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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