Q: Is 131,174,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,174,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,174,704 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 131174704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 46 92 184 368 356,453 712,906 1,425,812 2,851,624 5,703,248 8,198,419 16,396,838 32,793,676 65,587,352 and 131,174,704, with no remainder.

Since 131,174,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,174,704, 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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