Q: Is 137,887,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,887,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,887,508 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 137887508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 1,493 2,099 2,986 4,198 5,972 8,396 16,423 23,089 32,846 46,178 65,692 92,356 3,133,807 6,267,614 12,535,228 34,471,877 68,943,754 and 137,887,508, with no remainder.

Since 137,887,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,887,508, 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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