Q: Is 131,359,509 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,359,509 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,359,509 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 131359509 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 27 37 69 111 207 333 621 851 999 2,553 5,717 7,659 17,151 22,977 51,453 131,491 154,359 211,529 394,473 634,587 1,183,419 1,903,761 3,550,257 4,865,167 5,711,283 14,595,501 43,786,503 and 131,359,509, with no remainder.

Since 131,359,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,359,509, 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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