Q: Is 137,862,257 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,862,257 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,862,257 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 137862257 can be evenly divided by 1 13 43 61 169 311 559 793 2,623 4,043 7,267 10,309 13,373 18,971 34,099 52,559 173,849 246,623 443,287 815,753 2,260,037 3,206,099 10,604,789 and 137,862,257, with no remainder.

Since 137,862,257 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,862,257, 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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