Q: Is 137,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,900 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 137900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 140 175 197 350 394 700 788 985 1,379 1,970 2,758 3,940 4,925 5,516 6,895 9,850 13,790 19,700 27,580 34,475 68,950 and 137,900, with no remainder.

Since 137,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,900, 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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