Q: Is 137,982 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,982 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,982 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 137982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 29 39 58 61 78 87 122 174 183 366 377 754 793 1,131 1,586 1,769 2,262 2,379 3,538 4,758 5,307 10,614 22,997 45,994 68,991 and 137,982, with no remainder.

Since 137,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,982, it is not a prime number.


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