Q: Is 131,403,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,403,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,403,342 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 131403342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 3,128,651 6,257,302 9,385,953 18,771,906 21,900,557 43,801,114 65,701,671 and 131,403,342, with no remainder.

Since 131,403,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,403,342, 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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