Q: Is 131,235,376 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,235,376 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,235,376 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 131235376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 482,483 964,966 1,929,932 3,859,864 7,719,728 8,202,211 16,404,422 32,808,844 65,617,688 and 131,235,376, with no remainder.

Since 131,235,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,235,376, 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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