Q: Is 131,121,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,121,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,121,998 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 131121998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 1,471 2,942 6,367 10,297 12,734 20,594 44,569 89,138 9,365,857 18,731,714 65,560,999 and 131,121,998, with no remainder.

Since 131,121,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,121,998, 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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