Q: Is 131,324,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,324,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,324,342 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 131324342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 191 382 4,393 8,786 14,947 29,894 343,781 687,562 2,854,877 5,709,754 65,662,171 and 131,324,342, with no remainder.

Since 131,324,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,324,342, 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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