Q: Is 131,046,548 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,046,548 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,046,548 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 131046548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 31 46 62 92 124 713 1,426 2,852 45,949 91,898 183,796 1,056,827 1,424,419 2,113,654 2,848,838 4,227,308 5,697,676 32,761,637 65,523,274 and 131,046,548, with no remainder.

Since 131,046,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,046,548, 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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