Q: Is 131,132,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,132,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,132,008 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 131132008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 2,341,643 4,683,286 9,366,572 16,391,501 18,733,144 32,783,002 65,566,004 and 131,132,008, with no remainder.

Since 131,132,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,132,008, 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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