Q: Is 131,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,238 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 131238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 46 69 138 207 317 414 634 951 1,902 2,853 5,706 7,291 14,582 21,873 43,746 65,619 and 131,238, with no remainder.

Since 131,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,238, 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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