Q: Is 131,296 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,296 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,296 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 131296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 88 176 352 373 746 1,492 2,984 4,103 5,968 8,206 11,936 16,412 32,824 65,648 and 131,296, with no remainder.

Since 131,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,296, it is not a prime number.


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