Q: Is 131,088,859 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,088,859 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,088,859 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 131088859 can be evenly divided by 1 11 121 149 661 1,331 1,639 7,271 18,029 79,981 98,489 198,319 879,791 1,083,379 11,917,169 and 131,088,859, with no remainder.

Since 131,088,859 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,088,859, 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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