Q: Is 130,431,531 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 130,431,531 is not a prime number.

Why is 130,431,531 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 130431531 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 29 51 87 493 841 1,479 2,523 3,041 9,123 14,297 42,891 51,697 88,189 155,091 264,567 1,499,213 2,557,481 4,497,639 7,672,443 43,477,177 and 130,431,531, with no remainder.

Since 130,431,531 cannot be divided by just 1 and 130,431,531, 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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