Q: Is 131,000 a Prime Number?

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

Why is 131,000 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 131000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 131 200 250 262 500 524 655 1,000 1,048 1,310 2,620 3,275 5,240 6,550 13,100 16,375 26,200 32,750 65,500 and 131,000, with no remainder.

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