Q: Is 137,872 a Prime Number?
A: No, 137,872 is 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 137872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 1,231 2,462 4,924 8,617 9,848 17,234 19,696 34,468 68,936 and 137,872, with no remainder.
Since 137,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,872, it is not a prime number.