Q: Is 131,313,873 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,313,873 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,313,873 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 131313873 can be evenly divided by 1 3 43 129 997 1,021 2,991 3,063 42,871 43,903 128,613 131,709 1,017,937 3,053,811 43,771,291 and 131,313,873, with no remainder.

Since 131,313,873 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,313,873, 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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