Q: Is 131,264 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,264 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,264 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 131264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 112 224 293 448 586 1,172 2,051 2,344 4,102 4,688 8,204 9,376 16,408 18,752 32,816 65,632 and 131,264, with no remainder.

Since 131,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,264, 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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