Q: Is 137,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,970 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 137970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 73 90 105 126 135 146 189 210 219 270 315 365 378 438 511 630 657 730 945 1,022 1,095 1,314 1,533 1,890 1,971 2,190 2,555 3,066 3,285 3,942 4,599 5,110 6,570 7,665 9,198 9,855 13,797 15,330 19,710 22,995 27,594 45,990 68,985 and 137,970, with no remainder.

Since 137,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,970, it is not a prime number.


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