Q: Is 131,202,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,202,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,202,423 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 131202423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 81 99 297 891 147,253 441,759 1,325,277 1,619,783 3,975,831 4,859,349 11,927,493 14,578,047 43,734,141 and 131,202,423, with no remainder.

Since 131,202,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,202,423, 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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