Q: Is 137,421,126 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 137,421,126 is not a prime number.

Why is 137,421,126 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 137421126 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 2,281 3,347 4,562 6,694 6,843 10,041 13,686 20,082 20,529 30,123 41,058 60,246 7,634,507 15,269,014 22,903,521 45,807,042 68,710,563 and 137,421,126, with no remainder.

Since 137,421,126 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,421,126, 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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