Q: Is 131,337,315 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,337,315 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,337,315 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 131337315 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 135 972,869 2,918,607 4,864,345 8,755,821 14,593,035 26,267,463 43,779,105 and 131,337,315, with no remainder.

Since 131,337,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,337,315, 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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