Q: Is 137,886 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,886 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,886 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 137886 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 67 98 134 147 201 294 343 402 469 686 938 1,029 1,407 2,058 2,814 3,283 6,566 9,849 19,698 22,981 45,962 68,943 and 137,886, with no remainder.

Since 137,886 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,886, 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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