Q: Is 131,124,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,124,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,124,231 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 131124231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 189 693,779 2,081,337 4,856,453 6,244,011 14,569,359 18,732,033 43,708,077 and 131,124,231, with no remainder.

Since 131,124,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,124,231, it is not a prime number.


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