Q: Is 131,422,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,422,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,422,672 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 131422672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 691 1,382 2,764 5,528 11,056 11,887 23,774 47,548 95,096 190,192 8,213,917 16,427,834 32,855,668 65,711,336 and 131,422,672, with no remainder.

Since 131,422,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,422,672, 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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