Q: Is 137,936 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,936 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,936 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 137936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 37 74 148 233 296 466 592 932 1,864 3,728 8,621 17,242 34,484 68,968 and 137,936, with no remainder.

Since 137,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,936, 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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