Q: Is 131,177 a Prime Number?

A: No, 131,177 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,177 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 131177 can be evenly divided by 1 47 2,791 and 131,177, with no remainder.

Since 131,177 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,177, it is not a prime number.

Number	131,175	131,176	131,178	131,179
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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