Q: Is 131,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,138 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 131138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 19 29 34 38 58 119 133 203 238 266 323 406 493 551 646 986 1,102 2,261 3,451 3,857 4,522 6,902 7,714 9,367 18,734 65,569 and 131,138, with no remainder.

Since 131,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,138, 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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