Q: Is 131,123,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,123,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,123,140 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 131123140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 131 262 524 655 1,310 2,620 50,047 100,094 200,188 250,235 500,470 1,000,940 6,556,157 13,112,314 26,224,628 32,780,785 65,561,570 and 131,123,140, with no remainder.

Since 131,123,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,123,140, 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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