Q: Is 131,240,603 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,240,603 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,240,603 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 131240603 can be evenly divided by 1 13 59 139 767 1,231 1,807 8,201 16,003 72,629 106,613 171,109 944,177 2,224,417 10,095,431 and 131,240,603, with no remainder.

Since 131,240,603 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,240,603, 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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