Q: Is 131,043,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,043,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,043,424 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 131043424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 67 134 268 536 1,072 2,144 61,121 122,242 244,484 488,968 977,936 1,955,872 4,095,107 8,190,214 16,380,428 32,760,856 65,521,712 and 131,043,424, with no remainder.

Since 131,043,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,043,424, 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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