Q: Is 131,376 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,376 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,376 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 131376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 23 24 28 34 42 46 48 51 56 68 69 84 92 102 112 119 136 138 161 168 184 204 238 272 276 322 336 357 368 391 408 476 483 552 644 714 782 816 952 966 1,104 1,173 1,288 1,428 1,564 1,904 1,932 2,346 2,576 2,737 2,856 3,128 3,864 4,692 5,474 5,712 6,256 7,728 8,211 9,384 10,948 16,422 18,768 21,896 32,844 43,792 65,688 and 131,376, with no remainder.

Since 131,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,376, it is not a prime number.


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