Q: Is 131,123,331 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,123,331 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,123,331 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 131123331 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 79 223 237 669 711 827 2,007 2,481 7,443 17,617 52,851 65,333 158,553 184,421 195,999 553,263 587,997 1,659,789 14,569,259 43,707,777 and 131,123,331, with no remainder.

Since 131,123,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,123,331, 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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