Q: Is 112,000,131 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 112,000,131 is not a prime number.

Why is 112,000,131 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 112000131 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 153 459 244,009 732,027 2,196,081 4,148,153 6,588,243 12,444,459 37,333,377 and 112,000,131, with no remainder.

Since 112,000,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 112,000,131, 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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