Q: Is 137,172 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,172 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,172 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 137172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 23 28 42 46 69 71 84 92 138 142 161 213 276 284 322 426 483 497 644 852 966 994 1,491 1,633 1,932 1,988 2,982 3,266 4,899 5,964 6,532 9,798 11,431 19,596 22,862 34,293 45,724 68,586 and 137,172, with no remainder.

Since 137,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,172, it is not a prime number.


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