Q: Is 131,002,552 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,002,552 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,002,552 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 131002552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 83 166 332 664 197,293 394,586 789,172 1,578,344 16,375,319 32,750,638 65,501,276 and 131,002,552, with no remainder.

Since 131,002,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,002,552, 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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