Q: Is 131,313,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,313,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,313,424 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 131313424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 746,099 1,492,198 2,984,396 5,968,792 8,207,089 11,937,584 16,414,178 32,828,356 65,656,712 and 131,313,424, with no remainder.

Since 131,313,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,313,424, 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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