Q: Is 131,133,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,133,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,133,042 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 131133042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 61 122 183 366 549 1,098 119,429 238,858 358,287 716,574 1,074,861 2,149,722 7,285,169 14,570,338 21,855,507 43,711,014 65,566,521 and 131,133,042, with no remainder.

Since 131,133,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,133,042, 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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