Q: Is 131,120,217 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,120,217 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,120,217 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 131120217 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 69 167 207 501 1,503 3,793 3,841 11,379 11,523 34,137 34,569 87,239 261,717 633,431 785,151 1,900,293 5,700,879 14,568,913 43,706,739 and 131,120,217, with no remainder.

Since 131,120,217 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,120,217, 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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