Q: Is 131,015,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,015,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,015,423 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 131015423 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 139 973 1,529 10,703 12,241 85,687 134,651 942,557 1,701,499 11,910,493 18,716,489 and 131,015,423, with no remainder.

Since 131,015,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,015,423, 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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