Q: Is 131,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,240 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 131240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 136 170 193 340 386 680 772 965 1,544 1,930 3,281 3,860 6,562 7,720 13,124 16,405 26,248 32,810 65,620 and 131,240, with no remainder.

Since 131,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,240, 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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