Q: Is 131,211,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,211,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,211,008 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 131211008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512,543 1,025,086 2,050,172 4,100,344 8,200,688 16,401,376 32,802,752 65,605,504 and 131,211,008, with no remainder.

Since 131,211,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,211,008, 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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